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> sometimes kids have reasons for what they say or do Raising two kids I've come to think that this is almost always the case. The reasons may be based on misu
by anon4242 7y ago
> sometimes kids have reasons for what they say or do
Raising two kids I've come to think that this is almost always the case. The reasons may be based on misunderstandings but they are logically coherent in the context. A lot of times they may have a hard time explaining it, especially when an adult loses their temper because they decide the thing is just a folly.
In my kids' school they are not allowed to wear shoes indoors, but my son refused to take his off and wouldn't explain why to the teachers. It drove them mad, and we got phone-calls and emails telling us this had to stop that he must obey the same rules as the rest of the kids! We spoke to him (without reproach) and slowly we realize that he knows his shoes are expensive (because they are pronation) and it turns out that someone had hidden them before. After we explain to the teachers he is allowed to keep is shoes by his desk as long as they are not on his feet. Problem solved.
- GuiA 7y agoIt makes you wonder about how teachers are selected and trained in the first place/what kind of behaviors are incentivized that they would not be able to handle a minor situation like this and had to resort to emailing/phoning parents when all that was needed was to just sit down and have a calm chat with the kid.
- jmathai 7y agoI imagine teachers don't have the time to have this type of 1:1 interaction with the 25 students in their class. Seems like email/phone communication to the parents is reasonable here. Something like disciplinary action would have been bad though.
- aerophilic 7y agoI will add that it is 1 to 25 in California, other states vary. One of the reasons why better ratios help kids is exactly to give this type of individual attention.
- Xelbair 7y agoJudging by teacher's earnings.. they are probably very badly selected and trained.
- c0vfefe 7y ago> and wouldn't explain why to the teachers. Looks like they thought to ask him, but a kid's parent will be able to extract better info out of them.