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copteacher
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 Posted: 11/13/02 - 08:48 Post subject: had my first parents meeting last night
in all my years of schooling (for those of you who do not know, i have a bachelors and masters degree in eduation, but was unable to get a job, and i was making enough money with the po po and really liked it so i just let my licenses lapse) i never even had as much as a seminar in dealing with parents.
i found out yesterday afternoon that i was to have a meeting with the parents of the kids i teach.
so i raced home and made an excel spreadsheet of the grades, detailing their days absent, assignments missed and all grades...they all saw how i scored my tests/homework/current events. the parents liked it very much
i was going in expecting some criticism but got none. Parents thought i was doing a great job. 
so a big sigh of relief for me...and encouraged that i am doing okay
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Erstwhile Lurker
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Posted: 11/13/02 - 08:52 Post subject:
Having a service revolver on the teacher's desk instead of an apple goes a long way toward taming hostile parents, doesn't it?
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rolling rock
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Posted: 11/13/02 - 08:56 Post subject:
excellent last minute scramble joe.
i could just see me trying to mess with excel at the last minute and having it actually make sense. 
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copteacher
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Posted: 11/13/02 - 08:56 Post subject:
| Erstwhile Lurker wrote: | | Having a service revolver on the teacher's desk instead of an apple goes a long way toward taming hostile parents, doesn't it? |
it is a church so no guns allowed though kids have wonder if i would bring one
yeah
another teacher mentioned that she was having trouble with the kids misbehaving. i told her to carry a big stick
i acutally have a wiffle ball bat that was in the closet i brought out during the first class. i would never use but the kids do not know that ...hence
no discipline problems
really i make my class more interesting and interactive and they seem to like it more
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copteacher
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Posted: 11/13/02 - 08:58 Post subject:
| rolling rock wrote: | excellent last minute scramble joe.
i could just see me trying to mess with excel at the last minute and having it actually make sense. |
it was a complex formula because i had to add up their total points (out of possible points) then factor in extra credit points then divide by the total possible points
one kids actually had a 102 average
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keltic63
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Posted: 11/13/02 - 09:58 Post subject:
| rtpd113 wrote: |
i acutally have a wiffle ball bat that was in the closet i brought out during the first class. i would never use but the kids do not know that ...hence
no discipline problems |
When I subbed in elementary classroom, I would walk around with the yard stick, smack it across a table once in a while to make a loud crack. It got their attention.
| rtpd113 wrote: | | really i make my class more interesting and interactive and they seem to like it more |
whoa there buddy! you're gonna have those kids learning something and enjoying your class. then you're really gonna have trouble. the other teachers will be so jealous, and they will hate your guts! (I know this from experience  )
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purple hayes
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Posted: 11/13/02 - 10:06 Post subject:
The bald head is intimidating! Keltic probably doesn't catch any gruff from his parents either.
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robp
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Posted: 11/13/02 - 10:08 Post subject:
Hell when I was in grade school many of the teachers had big fancy paddles to whack kids with. I found myself on the wrong end of them a number of times. It convinced the majority of kids to behave... every now and then the urge to be foolish was just too overwhelming.
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copteacher
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Posted: 11/13/02 - 10:12 Post subject:
john one of the parents said
you are very organized were you in the service
i said no, just organized
she said thats right you work for the po po
she continued that you just carry yourself well
me->
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purple hayes
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Posted: 11/13/02 - 10:31 Post subject:
| rtpd113 wrote: | john one of the parents said
you are very organized were you in the service
i said no, just organized
she said thats right you work for the po po
she continued that you just carry yourself well
me-> |
Sounds like she was hitting on you.
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keltic63
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Posted: 11/13/02 - 10:33 Post subject:
| rtpd113 wrote: | john one of the parents said
you are very organized were you in the service
i said no, just organized
she said thats right you work for the po po
she continued that you just carry yourself well
me-> |
that's great Joe! that means you will be influencing your students in a positive way
PH, the bald head would be more effective if I had a little more height. at 5'7" (almost) it's a little more work to be intimidating.
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Posted: 11/13/02 - 10:33 Post subject:
| rtpd113 wrote: | | it is a church so no guns allowed though kids have wonder if i would bring one |
Spare the gun and spoil the child.
| rtpd113 wrote: | | really i make my class more interesting and interactive and they seem to like it more |
A shootout with a perp right there in the class would grab the kids' attention, no?
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joethebartender
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Posted: 11/13/02 - 10:56 Post subject:
Ha, I use a wiffle ball bat on my bus. Most of the kids know it's a joke, but some of em wonder 
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TriBob
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Posted: 11/13/02 - 10:58 Post subject:
Joe is auditioning for the sequel.
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Posted: 11/13/02 - 11:02 Post subject:
My oldest daughter spends too much time on the computer to get her homework done. My oldest son socializes too much in class.
I think I feel a Cats in the Cradle redux coming on.
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