You know, no
matter how fantastic you are as a teacher, there will always be one parent who
is not satisfied with the job you are doing. And it hurts!
You put your heart and soul into your profession and do the BEST you can
every day – and then someone nit picks. A veteran teacher of 40 years gave me some good advice
that I wanted to share with you.
When she has parents attack her she says, “This has nothing to do with
me.” She repeats the mantra in her
head as long as the parent complains.
Who knows what family or work issues the parent may be having, and you
might just be their scapegoat for their troubles.
Another good
course of action is just to listen, listen, listen. Bite your tongue and don’t try to defend yourself because
when someone is upset they are not always rational. Let them get it all out and then say, “What would you like
me to do about it?”
Don’t be too
hard on yourself. Think about all
the positive things you do for children every day and remember that Dr. Jean
loves you and thinks you’re doing a great job!!!
