Teachers who know all.
By mrsbrian
@mrsbrian (1949)
United States
March 31, 2007 11:18pm CST
So you have gone to school and you have a degree in teaching
Book learning is good but nothing beats real life experience.
Here is the thing - The teacher has a problem with your child so she calls you up and procededs to tell you how you should handle the problem,what you should do and how to do it.Now keeping in mind that all children are different and all respond differently to learning.
My first question is always do you have children?
the answer is sometimes no, and to them i say if you dont have children you have no idea how to handle this.
Some have told me I went to school, or the book says,
but i think if you dont have children you dont have a clue what to do to solve the problem,Teachers generally use the same rules for all children. Sorry but I feel if you dont have children of your own, you could not possibly tell me what to do to correct them.
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3 responses
@ydiwan (448)
• India
1 Apr 07
Well firstly i have a child so i guess i somehow qualify to tell you what to do LOL anyways yes i agree with you rearing children is difficult and yes most who do not have children do not have the right measures to deal with them and less or no experience in handling them and yes i also agree that every child is different but my friend firstly they are teachers and when they are hired by professional insititutions they are trained professionals in their trade so you will definately have to agree on some of their advice as they have actually learned it and have been certified hence they are hired to take care of our children and are allowed to teach them the rights and wrongs of life and the academics of life so you have to give them some credit and mostly in this profession have children of their own there might be very rare case where one comes across they have none so i guess they need to be listen too
@tinamwhite (3252)
• United States
1 Apr 07
I am the mother of 4 children and 7 grandchildren. And I have run into many people who do not have children who are always willing (anxious) to share their vast knowlege of "book-learned" non-parenting. Although, nearly everybody interacts with children on some level......but until you are actually a parent....you can not experience what that means.....this helpless little person depends on you for everything and the decisions that you make for them will affect them forever. The people out there who have "book-learned" non-parenting can not fathom the dynamics of the "real thing". Usually these "book-learned" non-parents are easy to be judgemental without having the "knowlege" to back them up; in their way they are trying to help (usually). Unless you are a brain-surgeon ...you should not perform brain surgery! I usually thank them for their advice politely as possible. Then, my husband and I decide HOW WE are going to handle the present situation. Hope this helped some.....and GOOD LUCK!
@oddball123 (125)
• United States
1 Apr 07
I completely agree with you. I have a three year old boy who is all boy. He is so active and into things it gets embarrasing sometimes and I hate when someone comes up to me and tells me I needs to control him better. My first question is always do you have kids and when they say no I usually get angry and tell them then don't try and tell me how to raise mine. I hate know it all people who really know nothing.
