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There is too much I would like to say, but the first one would be “put your phone down and pay attention to your child”. I can’t even count the number of parents I see so engrossed in their phones that they barely look at their child at pick up time. It is sad. The kids are missing out on important connections and trying to share their day with their parents. I can’t understand how whatever is on their phone is more important or interesting than greeting their little one with a smile and a hug and hearing what they want to say. It makes me sad every time I see it happen.
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This is so true! When we go out to eat, I look around and you'll see tons of families sitting around just looking at their phones. We are the most connected, yet disconnected society.
I teach Title 1 Prekindergarten in our school district. The way the parents complain and tell on teachers to the principal is not right! I consider Preschool/Pre-k ground zero for education. It’s in Pre-k when we see all the behaviors and developmental delays! Yet when we try to partnership with parents they give us attitude. So many times I want to tell parents Pre-k is not a mandatory program and it is FREE! I can’t tell you how many Daycare/Pre-k checks didn’t clear when my own children were going to preschool and I had to pay !
And lastly, not 1 parent thought enough of us to give us a Christmas gift🙃
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So many parents only view school as a drop zone for their kids.
I would encourage parents to instill some sense of empathy in their kids. I see kids who just have zero care or respect for other people. And I can only imagine their family life must foster that horrendous behavior in some way.
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Empathy is so rare these days. You have a few precious souls who seem to I get what other people are feeling, but I see the lack of empathy among teachers and admin, too.
I’ve wanted to say, 'Please set boundaries with screen time at home.' It’s so hard to keep kids engaged in learning when their minds are constantly on the next YouTube video or game they’ll play after school.
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Plus, you have all the trends and fads being picked up on social media. I couple years ago I had a student discovering she had a new disorder, phobia, or diagnosis every week. Come to find out, She was seeing stuff on TikTok, the symptoms, and then she would start saying she had them. It was awful to see her going through it.
Ugh I feel the same way. I've definitely noticed that these things have gotten worse from the time I first started teaching 10 years ago. Since Covid especially. I think the sleep thing is what I would want to bring up. I can tell when my kids are sleep deprived, and I feel like their educations totally depend on getting enough sleep! But some parents don't seem to understand that
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I don't know how many students tell me they were up most of the night.
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I think i would use:
16. If you don’t respect teachers, your child won’t either.
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Oh my, I see this all the time. So many parents blame the teacher for everything!
Parent education programs won’t solve these problems but they will help. Principals and counselors can make a big difference.
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I hope such programs would be helpful.
I’d tell parents (if I could) that 6th graders should NOT have smartphones or access to social media. It has destroyed their ability to focus or persevere at a difficult task. They’re always seeking that next dopamine hit.
And yes, I wish they’d actually parent their kids and quit blaming me when their darlings mouth off at me and don’t complete assignments. I had a parent tell me that their kid has ADHD so he shouldn’t be expected to remain in a seat, but should be allowed to roam around the classroom. (Could you imagine getting away with that in 6th grade?? Not me!)