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Rosa Luxemburg

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42. I would have made him stay after school to complete his homework

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Mon May 20, 2013, 11:31 PM

May 2013

The mom could come too.

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A Slice of Life for this Teacher [View all] arely staircase May 2013 OP

I bet you had a suggestion for her as well! femmocrat May 2013 #1

no arely staircase May 2013 #4

Gosh, if only there were some way to avoid that humliating experience... winter is coming May 2013 #2

yeah i know, if there were only some way.. arely staircase May 2013 #6

If she's got time to contact you, she's got time to remind the kid to do his homework. n/t winter is coming May 2013 #9

when we request meetings she never has time for that arely staircase May 2013 #10

It's called "enabling". Mom enables her son's poor performance. kwassa May 2013 #3

yes it is enabling but the campus admin calls it accomodating. arely staircase May 2013 #18

My Mom can trump you Yo_Mama May 2013 #28

similar situation in an elementary in which i used to teach arely staircase May 2013 #33

And in the end the kid's the loser Yo_Mama May 2013 #34

Did the boy become President in 2000? kairos12 May 2013 #48

Dear Mom: Not to worry. He probably won't be embarrassingly called up to get his diploma. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2013 #5

thank you. eom arely staircase May 2013 #7

I knew a teacher who would accept late work only if the student's parent called in and made the Brickbat May 2013 #8

that is right out of my life arely staircase May 2013 #11

Yeah, she lives in an area where the union is strong. Brickbat May 2013 #12

no, my union is weak in "right to work" Texas arely staircase May 2013 #14

A parent complained to me one time FLyellowdog May 2013 #13

thank you but problem with that arely staircase May 2013 #15

Unless it's unlike any school I ever attended, the kids already know who doesn't winter is coming May 2013 #16

exactly arely staircase May 2013 #17

a basket can also provide the opportunity for students to copy work sad-cafe May 2013 #47

High school...? Bigmack May 2013 #19

middle school arely staircase May 2013 #21

Principal called me in to a parent mtg for requiring that a student (17) print his name legibly. WinkyDink May 2013 #20

sadly i find that to be not only believable arely staircase May 2013 #24

Well, I have a great imagination, but not THAT great! The father was even intimidating! WinkyDink May 2013 #37

How can you lose in the long run?... Bigmack May 2013 #35

No, his old man. And the male vice-principal backed him up. So, yes, the kid was still in my class-- WinkyDink May 2013 #38

egads treestar May 2013 #22

yeah, but only after I made it clear I was willing to go to district admin. and the school board arely staircase May 2013 #29

A huge downside of the internet age - how many e-mails from parents do you get??? reformist2 May 2013 #23

tons arely staircase May 2013 #26

How humiliated will her son be when he's flunking in HS? n/t Yo_Mama May 2013 #25

middle school arely staircase May 2013 #27

The deficits accumulate Yo_Mama May 2013 #31

it is a common thing in parent meetings arely staircase May 2013 #32

Yeesh. My kid's a middle schooler. If you don't turn in your homework, you have to report winter is coming May 2013 #41

then i salute the campus administration at that school arely staircase May 2013 #43

I don't doubt it. It's a shame so many teachers don't get the support winter is coming May 2013 #45

I think the parents might be onethatcares May 2013 #30

Reminds me of the unfriendly conference I had to have one time FLyellowdog May 2013 #36

I hope you bought that teacher a hell of a dinner dsc May 2013 #39

She named that kid "Student of the Month" the very next month!!!! FLyellowdog May 2013 #40

no they didn't want him removed arely staircase May 2013 #44

Well, they certainly picked the wrong swamp donkey to mess with. FLyellowdog May 2013 #46

I would have made him stay after school to complete his homework Rosa Luxemburg May 2013 #42