Parent-teacher interviews

[gijoe1313]

Am now at point of interview where it is after dinner ... awaiting the arrival of irate parental units wondering how their fruit of the loins are doing in classes.

Usual confusion over NCEA (no one can excel anywhere), how is little Johnny placed, would the bash help, why is my girl not being a superstar usual type questions.

Usual surprise when homework is actually given, but never done at home (all parents get a free gift of a home work sheet from me :devil2:)

Kids in tow always end up looking like possums caught in the harsh glare of light.

Right, awaiting 8.30pm to roll around. Mmmmm internet ... mmm KB ...

Oh yeah, its always the parents you don't need to see!

[007XX]

Usual surprise when homework is actually given, but never done at home (all parents get a free gift of a home work sheet from me :devil2:)

Kids in tow always end up looking like possums caught in the harsh glare of light.


Aaahh yes...the sticky subject of the elusive homework. Had this problem too until my dear son started at Albany Junior High, where they now have an online checklist of all homework given to the kids, plus an organiser to be signed weekly by the parents :clap:

Good on you for doing the work sheet. It'd be a life saver for the parents who want to keep an eye on things.

[gijoe1313]

Well most of them end up doing it at interval or lunchtime to catch up .. :whistle: :devil2:

Mind you, its not as if its the end of the world if it isn't done ... but it all catches up with them in the most embarrassing way! :msn-wink:

[JimO]

i dont see why teachers need to set homework anyway, lets face it kids go to school to learn if you cant teach them enough during the day why should they have to spend a couple of hrs at night doing homework....sounds like lazy teachers to me:Pokey:. my 3 boys are top in their classes and if they dont get their homework done its because they also have other things that are more important, if a teacher ever calls me to say that they arnt doing their homework they wont get a good reception from me

[ajturbo]

Mind you, its not as if its the end of the world if it isn't done ... :

NOW you tell me... 35years ago i would not have believed you..

if my homework was not done.....i think i would have been better off wearing a KKK suit and walking up to black power HQ and telling them i boned the Prezzies wife and got her pregnant..
i would have got a lesser beating :baby:

[Winston001]

Am now at point of interview where it is after dinner ... awaiting the arrival of irate parental units wondering how their fruit of the loins are doing in classes.

Usual confusion over NCEA (no one can excel anywhere), how is little Johnny placed, would the bash help, why is my girl not being a superstar usual type questions.

Usual surprise when homework is actually given, but never done at home (all parents get a free gift of a home work sheet from me :devil2:)

Kids in tow always end up looking like possums caught in the harsh glare of light.

Right, awaiting 8.30pm to roll around. Mmmmm internet ... mmm KB ...

Oh yeah, its always the parents you don't need to see!

Great post, good on you. As one of those parents I appreciate being able to meet with teachers, it helps to keep a connection with the school and makes teachers human. :D Happily the news has always been good over the years. :rolleyes:

[NDORFN]

Homework is bullshit. There ARE other aspects of life other than academics that require attention. Good on the kids who boycott it :headbang:

[gijoe1313]

Well the homework for my particular school are ones that help review what they have learnt, they are a piss doddle to do ... usually 5 to 15 minutes gets them done! I see my classes twice a week, so they need to do two ... I tell them if they get ahead and do more, they can "bank" it.

Got some smart lads who do 20 in one week and bingo, they gone and done all my expected homework requirements!

I'm pretty lenient since I know kids these days tend to have a lot on at times, I'm just shocked when I hear teachers give out homework and then don't actually collect or mark the bloody things! :pinch:

[crazyhorse]

HOMEWORK??? You mean to say they are supposed to have some??

Yeah Right. My daughter never has any - so she says. My son was always doing homework for NCEA, but she doesn't.

[gijoe1313]

Ahahaha, I love meeting the parents of kids I used to teach in previous years still turn up and talk to me! :rofl: Mind you, it could be because I'm always "watching" out for the students I used to teach and see how they are doing away from my grasp! :devil2:

"You were always hard on my boy, not easy like these other teachers!" :rofl:

[PrincessBandit]

Ah Justin, how I admire those teachers who have to face a raft of parents who have varying degrees of attitudes to those whose task is to guide their darling offspring through the education system.

Good on you, I hope the night passes quickly for you and the lovely parents outweigh any "difficult" ones!

[wbks]

Why bother marking homework? You give them homework to help them out, and they can mark it from the answers in the back or cheat, the later only screwing themselves. "Village Elder" types are always talking about responsibility in kids today, and mostly the recommended cure is letting them experience for themselves. So why doesn't that apply to schoolwork? If you work well you are doing yourself a favor, and if you don't than you are probably going to fail, and everyone knows that. Simple?

[Dean]

Many teachers hate me with a passion, i cause them greif unfortunately, like taping a "i love penis" sign on my Physical ed teachers toyota hilux, and having a teacher chase me on a sunday because i flipped them the bird. Arent i just a angel, :first: pranksta. Dont worry gijoe if you were my teacher i would go easy on you, but honestly do you have any parent interviews of dudes like me. All the best :)

[Blackshear]

I never did my homework. Ever.
Top classes all the way until 2nd year of college. Shit went screaming downhill from there.

That being said, I'm sure it helps to fortify skills that were so shortly beforehand learned.

[EatOrBeEaten]

I confess, I'm not the best at handing homework out. I expect the kids to reise their work and go over things themselves, but they get so much assessment and tests and exams that giving them stuff on top of that just seems unfair!

Hope it goes easy tonight mate, our one is next week and I'm not looking forward to it...

[MIXONE]

I always go to the parent/teacher thing and when their teacher keeps raving about how nice it is to have them in the class I think they have me confused with some other parent.:rolleyes:

[gijoe1313]

Well, this has been the lowest turn out for amount of parents coming in to see me! I must not be beating the kids enough! :scratch:

Urgh ... 30 minutes to go till I can blat off on my steed of freedom! :weep:

[gijoe1313]

:shit: I think the new parents meeting me are surprised that I am a man! :rofl: Too used to female teachers I guess!

Mind you in class I get that all the time as well .. "Missss ... taaa!"

[NDORFN]

:shit: I think the new parents meeting me are surprised that I am a man! :rofl: Too used to female teachers I guess!

Mind you in class I get that all the time as well .. "Missss ... taaa!"

Good on ya though. We need more male teachers.

[PrincessBandit]

:
Mind you in class I get that all the time as well .. "Missss ... taaa!"

Hehehe, it always amuses me how us married women are always "Miss", but often the unmarried ones are called "Mrs.....(insert name here)".

My son still calls male teachers "sir" - very old fashioned for a 17 year old. I still think it's nicer than "misssss......tah" (usually said with a whine in the voice - erk).

[CookMySock]

Oh yeah, its always the parents you don't need to see!Hehe, we just go along to say hi, lol.

"hows the kid doing? :grin:"
"very very well. no problems. Awesome."
"great"
"yeah"
"sweet"
"no other problems?"
"nup.. ahh, oh yeah he dropped his pencil once.."
"bummer"
"yeah 8-( "
"oh well"
"nice to meet you hehe"
"yeah you too"
"see you :grin:"
"bye"

Fish and chips time! LOL.

Steve

[gijoe1313]

The free feed the school put on as part of Careers evening as well, probably helped the parents out as well! :msn-wink:

Fortunately the school put on some nice din-dins for the staff as well ... lasagne om nom nom :drool:

[Pussy]

They didn't have these interviews at my reform school.....

[Big Dave]

You plan on having kids yourself on the back of your outside looking in hexperience?

[Hoon]

I never did my homework. Ever.
Top classes all the way until 2nd year of college. Shit went screaming downhill from there.

That being said, I'm sure it helps to fortify skills that were so shortly beforehand learned.

Yep I agree. Natural talent only gets you so far. I was super bright at school and could afford to slack around. I never did homework either as I could make up for it in class. Problems started to appear 6th/7th form when IQ on its own is nothing without knowledge and suddenly I was slipping down the ranks. To do as well at higher levels requires a lot more reading and practice which I wasn't doing, nor did I have skills to do due to years of neglect. By the time I was at University I was really struggling and just couldn't understand why dumber people were doing a lot better than me and why I was begging them for help.

Hard work and it's academic equivalent "homework" is what seperates the winners from the pack.

[Stirts]

Parent - Teacher evenings.....:lol:

My parents thought my school didn't hold them. Could be something to do with the fact that I used to chuck out that particular newsletter, and some of my report cards too.

I seriously fucked off my teachers, and shocked and stunned my parents in 5th form. Didn't hand in much homework, assignments were done last minute and half-arsed. Bunked class ALOT (sometimes went to work and rolled ice-creams for all the surfie boys - nom nom noms and other times went to the beach - Gizzy beaches in the summer FFS - need I say more), and still managed to get B1s and B2s in all my subjects.

I dum dum now though. :slap:

Academia vs. Real World Learning - pros and cons to both I say. And I believe personality traits also can lead to both your decision to, and whether you thrive and succeed in the academic world. And I learned very early on in life, that I was not one of those people.

[imdying]

i dont see why teachers need to set homework anywayIt probably won't hurt them to have developed an out of class time work ethic if they plan to study for a degree etc later on in life. Just a thought.

[gijoe1313]

Well in the end, most people do what they want in life later on - success comes in many different ways and people can succeed despite the odds. Its the ones with everything going for them who always gives me the facepalm moments.

Sometimes I wish I could swap that child's intellect and marry it with that hard working kid who tries their hardest just to get modest success. Its a funny old world ..

And in response to Big Dave, its funny you mention that - there was a study done which basically said male teachers who been teaching for a while and not have kids, will be more likely not to ever have kids! :sweatdrop

I guess being exposed to the progeny of the genepool sweepstakes means men can see the direct correlation that such random breeding entails! :pinch:

As for me? I don't have kids ... that I know of! :innocent: s'course a state of affairs my parental units wish to recitfy posthaste! :chase:

[Big Dave]

GI Futures:


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[P38]

Hahahaha

How's this for a Parent Teacher Interview.

Teacher has a local Mongrel Mob member as one of her kids parents.

He turns up to an interview for the first time ever.

Shes a bit nervous because she knows he's a gang member.

They talk about his childs very good progress in class.

Then he gets up and drops an ounce of buds on the table and says Cher, thanks for teaching my kid, help yourself to as much as you want.

Teacher freaks out thinking shes instantly going to Jail for drug dealing.

[Molly]

Oh yeah, its always the parents you don't need to see!

In my experience the worst parents are, without a doubt, parents who are also teachers.


I always go to the parent/teacher thing and when their teacher keeps raving about how nice it is to have them in the class I think they have me confused with some other parent.:rolleyes:

That's just so you'll f'k off and leave us in peace...

[sunhuntin]

My son still calls male teachers "sir" - very old fashioned for a 17 year old. I still think it's nicer than "misssss......tah" (usually said with a whine in the voice - erk).

i generally called my male teachers sir, or else used their full name. all female teachers [bar one who was a fuckin bitch and i refused to waste any name or term on her] were called miss. still are if i see them in town. even the married ones i still refer to as "miss bloggs" as it just flows easier. and now that im working a youth training facility, i get called miss. lol. i dont mind. easier than introducing myself a thousand times over.

[Molly]

It seems less formal here than the UK. I get 'Mr' a lot (because they can't pronounce my surname) and 'Molly' from some. Cheeky buggers...

[gijoe1313]

@Big Dave : I actually say things like that in class! :lol: Or things like "we need people like that to remind us what we don't want to end up like!"

And of course, when it comes to handwriting ... "I see we have a doctor/lawyer in training here ... because I can't read the handwriting!"

But then the worse thing I can say to a kid is ... "think of everything you don't want to be ... you are heading in that direction" and if its a kid that line won't work on, I just say "I hope I don't end up reading about you in the newspaper for something negative!"

Mind you, there are some I have come across where I think a quick bullet to the back of the head would solve a hell of a lot of problems for the rest of the innocents out there! :pinch:

[oldrider]

Many teachers hate me with a passion, i cause them greif unfortunately, like taping a "i love penis" sign on my Physical ed teachers toyota hilux, and having a teacher chase me on a sunday because i flipped them the bird. Arent i just a angel, :first: pranksta. Dont worry gijoe if you were my teacher i would go easy on you, but honestly do you have any parent interviews of dudes like me. All the best :)

Just gotta love freedom of choice, as ye sow, then shall ye reap! :eek5:

[Molly]

But then the worse thing I can say to a kid is ... "think of everything you don't want to be ... you are heading in that direction" and if its a kid that line won't work on, I just say "I hope I don't end up reading about you in the newspaper for something negative!"



I try to get them to appreciate that they can either live a proactive life where they make decisions about where they want to go and what they want to do, or they can live a reactive life where they're constantly responding to circumstances and have few choices. I tell them that education is the difference.

Not sure if it ever sinks in. Kids know everything. As the French say (only in French): 'If youth knew, and age could'.

[gijoe1313]

I love it when I meet former students outside of school ... and the conversations always go "Hi sir, wish I was back in your class - everything you said about life out in the real world ... was true!"

"Thanks for trying to teach me, but I wasted a lot of time ... now I come across things and suddenly realise thats what you were trying to get me to think!"

I always say "Remember when you make a million dollars to give me some!" or the ones that end up in trades and I always say how they'll be a millionaire long before me! :lol:

In fact, a kid I used to teach (read : keep in class and stop from hitting others) from long ago who was a real hard case has now become a self employed brickie and sorting himself out ... now that is sweet! :yes:

Mind you, makes me wonder how the heck I ended up being a teacher when I think about how I was at school! :innocent:

[Molly]

Mind you, makes me wonder how the heck I ended up being a teacher when I think about how I was at school! :innocent:

I hear ya.... Don't you sometimes think it's like payback? And don't some kids just remind you of you when you were their age? They're trying to give me shit and all I can think is: 'Shit.... It's me'.

[FROSTY]

Joe--ya wanna job tutoring my tribe?

[Big Dave]

In fact, a kid I used to teach (read : keep in class and stop from hitting others) from long ago who was a real hard case has now become a self employed brickie and sorting himself out ... now that is sweet! :yes:

A personal milestone for me will always be the email I received from a Torres Strait Islander about what my time running the local YMCA had meant to him and the community. Any personal Boys Town is a moment to cherish.


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[Molly]

A personal milestone for me will always be the email I received from a Torres Strait Islander about what my time running the local YMCA had meant to him and the community. Any personal Boys Town is a moment to cherish.

I've a few lovely cards and letters from students over the years. Been lucky enough to teach some fantastic kids.

[ajturbo]

a couple of years ago i taught a group of druggies how to paint...

this year i met a couple of them,

one, now has a kid and is a forman!!!
the other
is a forman!!!!!

these two guys were either drugged or pissed most of the time at class.. we had a "couple " of run-ins...
but this all turned when, on one lunch break, i turned up for their touch rugby, and kicked their arse!!! (fitness wise)

they then realized i was there for THEM!!!!...

from that day on, they whole class worked as one!!!....

even the teacher (me ) learned a lot in that year!!!

[scracha]

Oh yeah, its always the parents you don't need to see!

Nothing like a good perv at all the fit mummies...many of whom flirt ridiculously...I reckoned it a perk of the job.

[gijoe1313]

I got to finish off leftover lasagne from the Parent Teacher evening! :lol: mmmm lunch was good ... ah well, back to the daily grind and get on with that stack of marking! :doh: