How do you deal with difficult parents who refuse to acknowledge their child as anything but special and normal? I teach piano to a globally developmentally delayed child (10 with the mind and faculties of a 4 year old). The parent absolutely refuses to acknowledge the fact that her child is clearly mentally handicapped, and refuses any lesson plans that are catered to her, under the assumption that I’m not being fair, or treating her as I would others. I’m at my wits end with this Parent.

It’s unfortunate.  Parents are still the boss.  This happens a lot at school too.

If you need to avoid the topic of the child’s exceptionality, you could discuss the idea of what’s fair and what’s equal with the parent instead.  Here’s a resource:

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Good luck!

How do you deal with difficult parents who refuse to acknowledge their child as anything but special and normal? I teach piano to a globally developmentally delayed child (10 with the mind and faculties of a 4 year old). The parent absolutely refuses to acknowledge the fact that her child is clearly mentally handicapped, and refuses any lesson plans that are catered to her, under the assumption that I’m not being fair, or treating her as I would others. I’m at my wits end with this Parent.

It’s unfortunate.  Parents are still the boss.  This happens a lot at school too.

If you need to avoid the topic of the child’s exceptionality, you could discuss the idea of what’s fair and what’s equal with the parent instead.  Here’s a resource:

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Good luck!

How do you feel about students going to college to become a teacher and then coming back to the same school as your co-worker and not a student?

This hasn’t happened to me yet, so I am unsure.  Many generations of people I work with though have been in this situation though.  I don’t think it’s a big deal.  Personally, I didn’t like going back to my own high school just because I felt a little awkward.  I’m sure it would have been easier over time to get used to the situation.

How do you feel about students going to college to become a teacher and then coming back to the same school as your co-worker and not a student?

This hasn’t happened to me yet, so I am unsure.  Many generations of people I work with though have been in this situation though.  I don’t think it’s a big deal.  Personally, I didn’t like going back to my own high school just because I felt a little awkward.  I’m sure it would have been easier over time to get used to the situation.

I was informed never to return to my high school after calling another student out on their shit (thought he was the shit but was actually really fake) on my last day of school (senior at the time). Was it justified for them to do that?

I don’t know the full situation or your school’s rules so I can’t fully answer this.  Even if the person is “fake,” it is still inappropriate to do this.  How would your boss react if you did this to a “fake” colleague?  

Didn’t you graduate though?  Why do you want to go back?

I was informed never to return to my high school after calling another student out on their shit (thought he was the shit but was actually really fake) on my last day of school (senior at the time). Was it justified for them to do that?

I don’t know the full situation or your school’s rules so I can’t fully answer this.  Even if the person is “fake,” it is still inappropriate to do this.  How would your boss react if you did this to a “fake” colleague?  

Didn’t you graduate though?  Why do you want to go back?

I’m about to graduate next year and have my teaching degree and I feel like I haven’t actually learned anything. Did you feel that way? Will it just kind of come to me when I’m in the classroom?

I was lucky to have a great teachers’ college experience, but many who did not go to my school did not feel prepared.  However, what I learned most from was still my own experience in my own classroom and collaborating with colleagues.  Everything takes time, and you just need practice.  Believe in yourself and you can do it!

I’m about to graduate next year and have my teaching degree and I feel like I haven’t actually learned anything. Did you feel that way? Will it just kind of come to me when I’m in the classroom?

I was lucky to have a great teachers’ college experience, but many who did not go to my school did not feel prepared.  However, what I learned most from was still my own experience in my own classroom and collaborating with colleagues.  Everything takes time, and you just need practice.  Believe in yourself and you can do it!

Hey! I am a member of the TCC and I just had a message for all the teachers following you. The TCC is here to help us get over it. We KNOW it’s not possible. Sorry if you lived crazy cases of girls/boys loving you. But we are not all obsessed. We are just in love with a teacher, it’s not like we choosed to be! I literally made my blog to have help dealing with my feelings. And I met my best friend here. The TCC is not as bad as you think. Sorry if I bothered. Thank you if you answer. xx

Thank you for this response and differing perspective.

The usual questions I get are about the possibilities of a life together, teachers leaving spouses, and other quite grotesque details I’d rather not remember.

Hey! I am a member of the TCC and I just had a message for all the teachers following you. The TCC is here to help us get over it. We KNOW it’s not possible. Sorry if you lived crazy cases of girls/boys loving you. But we are not all obsessed. We are just in love with a teacher, it’s not like we choosed to be! I literally made my blog to have help dealing with my feelings. And I met my best friend here. The TCC is not as bad as you think. Sorry if I bothered. Thank you if you answer. xx

Thank you for this response and differing perspective.

The usual questions I get are about the possibilities of a life together, teachers leaving spouses, and other quite grotesque details I’d rather not remember.