How can I write this letter to my childs teacher and remain polite ?
Teachers are the absolute rulers of a tiny kingdom of little powerless people, and even the best of them forget their manners. There is nobody to call them on these things most of the time, because an experienced teacher has no regular observers, the principal of the school is essentially powerless in the face of unions to repremand or even reward the behavior of a teacher in the classroom, and all of his/her subjects have no alternative (or perhaps even the experience to know) when they are the butt of rudeness. Think twice before you challenge the petty king of a kingdom your child must inhabit without your support. Think twice before you alienate a member of the ruling class in a land where you child will be the serf of his/her allied lords of neighboring kingdoms. Is this something worth that fight, when it may well cause a change in attitude toward your child that will affect the attention and education your child recieves? I have had 6 children treated thoughtlessly (and even sub
Handle it well, because word travels fast in the teacher’s lounge and you could wind up labelled “one of THOSE moms”. In which case you might not get much co-operation for either your son or your daughter. Simply reschedule you appointment when you have ample time to talk, and possibly wait. Bring a good book along with your usual stuff, or play a game with your daughter. This sounds like a parent teacher conference. Take heart in knowing that it is more likely that your teacher doesn’t consider your daughter to be a “problem child”. If she was, you’d be getting the lion’s share of attention from the teacher. Remember, think big picture. Your daughter has to deal with this every day. Don’t make it any harder.
I understand that she should have let you know that she was running late, but sometimes, things come up. I am sure she was not trying t be rude to you or your child. I know that sometimes paretns just show up and are irate for some reason or another. It is almost impossible for a teacher to leave a pissed off parent to see another one. She was not trying to set a bad example.. Teachers are very busy! I feel like people don’t realize how hard we work… Just ask her to reschedule. If she misses that appointment, then fuss her out.
