As a parent, and as a secondary teacher, I have to take issue with your comments. Parent Teacher nights are for communication between parents and teachers, not just parents of poor students, but ALL students. It is part of the professional duty of a teacher. Having a 'full allotment' is not limited to Maths/Science teachers and other teachers seem to manage. I understand that teaching can be full on in the first year or so, but denying part of your class constituency the opportunity to even 'meet and greet' you will not help. If anything, meeting your parents will help you teach better as you will have a greater understanding of your students. As for interim reports, they are just numbers and rote comments. Yes, they are useful, but nothing compares with actually meeting your students parents, or your child's teacher. Above all, remember - you chose to be a teacher and it involves more than just being there during school hours! (I won't go into a whole rant about how much more work there is than the average Herald Sun reader thinks as I am sure you, as I and any other teacher out there, know!)
From Ms. Entheo
Date: 2009-04-23 07:55 am (UTC)Above all, remember - you chose to be a teacher and it involves more than just being there during school hours! (I won't go into a whole rant about how much more work there is than the average Herald Sun reader thinks as I am sure you, as I and any other teacher out there, know!)