This morning a friend of mine called me to vent about her daughter’s teacher. She lamented on how she believed her daughter was being victimised and picked on, not by other students but by her own teacher.
Honestly, it did sound like this particular teacher had a bit of new school / post-holiday depression.
I am quite well-versed in this topic of conversation after years of working in schools myself. In my roles, I was often the first point of contact for feedback and was always attending and planning school events so parents often expressed their opinions about other staff members and school initiatives while I dutifully listened and offered contact details and links to grievance policies.
In my experience, unless there’s proof of misconduct by a teacher, an opinion rarely counts. So, your child doesn’t like their teacher, here are my tips on how to survive the year…… Read the rest