smallholdingsister's strivings

AlexLK · 22 January 2017 at 11:59AM

Really sad to hear about the parent.

I had it a few months ago with music teaching, I almost stopped teaching altogether but then realised it was one parent and everyone else is happy / school is happy etc. etc.

smallholdingsister · 22 January 2017 at 5:03PM

CathT wrote: »

Àre you watching new series of homeland? Forget work, have a relaxing Sunday with your family.

Hell yeah! We had to watch all the other series again to remind ourselves (dirty job et.c).
I am thrilled with the subtlety of the character development. No one is all good, or totally sympathetic. I thought it would crash without Mr Lewis, who very modestly said he liked watching it better without him in it!

AlexLK wrote: »

Really sad to hear about the parent. I had it a few months ago with music teaching, I almost stopped teaching altogether but then realised it was one parent and everyone else is happy / school is happy etc. etc.

As a 23 year seasoned campaigner I shoulda toughened up but Apple is right (thank you Apple!) it is who as well as what we are.

AlexLK · 22 January 2017 at 11:27PM

smallholdingsister wrote: »

As a 23 year seasoned campaigner I shoulda toughened up but Apple is right (thank you Apple!) it is who as well as what we are.

I completely agree with this.

I think most teachers put everything we can into providing our pupils with an education best suited to the pupils' needs.

earthgirl · 23 January 2017 at 8:23PM

Sorry to hear about the parent. If it left you shook up, it's clearly a problem with them, not you. Try to remember all the lovely things that parents, kids and others have said, you are ace.

I have moments - days - like this too as I work closely with parents and some of them can be difficult to interact with, and due to mental illness or not, that is still how they feel. I have cards and pics on my desk from other children/parents, and my own kids. I also try to have a sense of humour about it if I can!

Lots of best wishes!

smallholdingsister · 23 January 2017 at 9:07PM

Thanks both.
You are quite right of course. Many of the other parents of that class were very positive.

Including the girl who was worried I would tell her Mum when I asked for an equation to get moles from volume and concentration went "E=mc2"!!