My kids aren’t perfect.  I know that; I get it.  Do I want to pretend they are?  Sometimes! What parent doesn’t?  But in my heart, I know my kids have flaws.

So, when a teacher calls or emails me, I do my VERY BEST to not immediately jump to the idea that my little one could NEVER do anything wrong, and they must be out to get my angel.

BUT, if you take the time to email or call, TELL me what he did wrong?  Don’t allude to him maybe being rude.  Don’t imply that he MIGHT have been talking out of turn.  Because you then tell me to please discuss this with him.

Ok, I can do that, but guess what?  I’m going to get HIS version, and I promise you, HIS version will make him seem ‘not so bad.’  And being the intelligent woman I know I am, I’m going to assume you (you, being the teacher) are not really upset because my son was whispering to his friend to simply ask for a pencil. There had to be more to it, right?

I know that this might seem like I am coming down on teachers. I am NOT trying to do that.  But, despite what some teachers have said on this very forum in the past, THIS parent does want to know when her kids act up, and I would like to know what they did to warrant In School Suspension or Lunch Detention, so that I can deal with it, which in turn will hopefully make your classroom a more desirable place for you to do your job - teach our kids. And I can’t do that if you don’t tell me what my kid did wrong.