Anybody ever had a problem with a teacher who called parents too often?

[disneyelaine]

Well never mind....my 4th grader just said he gives his food away "all the time to Joseph Hightower, he is always hungry." And he does not get in trouble.

 

[ryanpatricksmom]

Thanks for everyone's input.

As a follow-up I wanted to share the most recent conversation that I had with Ryan regarding this teacher. The single valuable phone call that I received thus far regarded a book report that he did in a sub-par fashion. After discussing with Ryan the need to change any behavior that he was in control of (i.e. removing his shoes, making every attempt to be on time, and especially putting more effort and attention into his work), he began to cry. When I asked what was wrong, he told me that the teacher pointed out his inferior work product both in the classroom in front of the other students, and also in the hallway while he was waiting to enter another teacher's classroom.

Her exact words (according to Ryan), "This is not GT work, you put in no effort, this is not creative at all." Not really something that should have been shared with his classmates (especially a class that was not hers) IMO. Do I think that she should have made her displeasure known? Absolutely. Did she go about it in the right way? I don't think so.

It's going to be a long year.

 

[BrerMom]

Hugs for Ryan.