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Case: Feeling Betrayed
I have had a wonderful school year with my 26 third graders all of whom were bilingual. Most of my students were Chinese Americans with two from India. I used very engaging interactive strategies with my students throughout the year. They have responded to my teaching strategies very well, and made a lot of progress in all content areas. To my surprise and disappointment, my school principal informed me that she received a letter signed by most of the parents of my students stating that I did not teach their enough math. In the letter, they indicated the previous year students came home with a lot of homework and completed a large number of worksheets, while this year they have been given fewer worksheets. I explained to my principal that I was more interested in using math manipulatives and meaningful real world math problems than repetitive worksheets. What disappointed me (or hurt me) the most was that I have had four meetings with all the parents, and they did not raise any concerns in these meetings. Why would they directly go to the principal? What did I do wrong? Is this cultural? How should I respond to these parents?
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
I am sure that it is frustrating to have parents go straight to the principal without talking to you first. I think that the parents went to the principal because maybe they thought that it would be more important if it were brought up to a higher authority. Maybe the parents believe that the principal is in charge of the curriculum and how teachers are supposed to teach. I do not believe you did anything wrong, I believe that the parents are not aware of how much learning goes on in the classroom and were worried since their children were not coming home with the same workload as the previous year. You should send a letter to the parents or have a parent teacher meeting and explain to them what all goes on in the classroom. You should show them the math manipulatives that are being used in your classroom. Make sure to answer any questions thoroughly that the parents have. |
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| Rated On: February 15, 2013 5:08 pm |
| Rated By: Ashley Hedick |
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
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| Rated On: March 3, 2013 8:19 pm |
| Rated By: yTuGyd |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is original |
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| Comments: This is great solution to a tough spot that you were put in. |
| Rated On: March 7, 2016 3:52 am |
| Rated By: Cynthia Juez |
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