Tag Archives: parents
Overwhelmingly Low
Every now and then, and too often, for that matter, I am amazed at how low some of my students are. I have two girls who almost always get all their homework wrong. A’s homework is ALWAYS at least 90% … Continue reading
Parent Conferences (and other ravings)
I don’t understand parents sometime. What makes them think that it is okay to request a time for a conference, confirm that time, and then not show up to that conference, without a note or a phone call? Do they … Continue reading
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The Note
Every week my class puts all the papers the school wants to send home, or all the papers I want to send home or return, in their cubbies. On Monday’s we bring that stack of papers home, with a note … Continue reading
Discipline Notes
Remember Billy and the discipline notice he got on Tuesday? Well, Billy is supposed to get the notice signed by his parents and return it the next day. But he didn’t. Today he brings it in, but it’s signed. . … Continue reading
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Teaching in a Public School
I’ve been teaching for 15 years now, all in a district in Orange County, California. It’s not the most afluent city in the county, but it’s not the poorest, either. In fact, it does have a few things going for … Continue reading
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