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Is it just me who hates these things? 
When they were in primary school it was ok, see 1 teacher who teaches them everything, have a chat and go home.
Secondary school, 10+ teachers most of whom you have no idea of their names or what they teach or how good at their job they are, in a crowded gym or dining room with hundreds of other people all trying to hear and be heard at the same time.
6th form, 6 teachers ~ 2 per subject, never mind General Studies or PHSE, ran out of time for them. Still no idea of their names or what they teach or how good they are at it.
Still in a crowded gym, cant hear or be heard....
And then you have to try to explain that your child is sitting up til silly hours of the night trying to do the work and they still dont 'get it' even after taking extra sessions with said teacher.
And then there is always this one teacher who your child has moaned about since the start of term ~ that teacher's name and subject is engraved on your heart. 'She has lost my essay AGAIN.' 'She came in 30 minutes late AGAIN.' 'She only came in to tell us to research this and then she left 20mins early AGAIN' and you are worked up into a state over talking to this one. Your are ready to draw blood, but thinking calm thoughts, be rational, be sensible.
How to tell a teacher sensitively, that you see they have so many other commitments and wouldn't it be better to let some other teacher take her lessons if she has other things that she needs to attend to.
After all, my daughter needs continuity and some semblance of a teacher who is trying very hard to get her to the best she can be for her A levels.
Oh dear, I dont think I did it very well at all, now my daughters upset, and I dont know what to do for the best.
When they were in primary school it was ok, see 1 teacher who teaches them everything, have a chat and go home.
Secondary school, 10+ teachers most of whom you have no idea of their names or what they teach or how good at their job they are, in a crowded gym or dining room with hundreds of other people all trying to hear and be heard at the same time.
6th form, 6 teachers ~ 2 per subject, never mind General Studies or PHSE, ran out of time for them. Still no idea of their names or what they teach or how good they are at it.
Still in a crowded gym, cant hear or be heard....
And then you have to try to explain that your child is sitting up til silly hours of the night trying to do the work and they still dont 'get it' even after taking extra sessions with said teacher.
And then there is always this one teacher who your child has moaned about since the start of term ~ that teacher's name and subject is engraved on your heart. 'She has lost my essay AGAIN.' 'She came in 30 minutes late AGAIN.' 'She only came in to tell us to research this and then she left 20mins early AGAIN' and you are worked up into a state over talking to this one. Your are ready to draw blood, but thinking calm thoughts, be rational, be sensible.
How to tell a teacher sensitively, that you see they have so many other commitments and wouldn't it be better to let some other teacher take her lessons if she has other things that she needs to attend to.
After all, my daughter needs continuity and some semblance of a teacher who is trying very hard to get her to the best she can be for her A levels.Oh dear, I dont think I did it very well at all, now my daughters upset, and I dont know what to do for the best.
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