Somehow they don't get it.. the folks up in the office.
In my 6th period class came tromping along was a mother of one of the students. This parent had a history of having a problem with what the son was doing in school. So volatile and somewhat pushy was the rep.
We were writing about the ending to the movie Pay it Forward. Luckily she loved the movie and thought it was a good one for her son to see. Everything she saw in my class was nothing but positive. But:
1. Privacy of the other students needs to me considered. She now knows the other students names in my class (3)
2. Notification of attendance would allow for a more representative lesson. Which puts me in an awkward position.
3. Information gained in the classroom could be used in a negetive light against the district without a filter.. what was on the boards, how the students reacted, how the education is for a 15 year old and not adults.. etc.
So it probably worked in my favor to have the parent in the classroom. But it might not have to.
Your world is always at risk.
: ( Pat
To have unexpected and unchaperoned parents might be in violation of your contract, would they have allowed this to happen in a general education classroom? I have not had a bad parent observation, but I learned early on that I did not want parents alone in my classroom. I hope you and your psychologist and administrator work that one out!
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