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[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: Defending teachers and defending students
----- >>>>Teresa, can't you get some parents to come in and help with your room? Or some community organization? Or the students? Judi<<<<< I do-- I sponsor the Beta Club at my school and one of their requirements is 5 hours community service at school (I added that to help myself and other teachers out)... but that just doesn't solve all the problems. As for parents, I don't mean any disrespect, but at the last PTA meeting teachers (we were required to attend-- got no comp time, either) outnumbered parents 3 to 1 (45 teachers, 15 parents-- in a school of 500+). We have parent conferences this week (again, I'm required to be there from 1:00 pm (the kids getout early) until 8:30 pm (no scheduled breaks at all)... and last year a grand total of 17 parents showed up for that. There's something about middle school that seems to scare parents away. Teresa G. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the ARN-L list, send command SIGNOFF ARN-L to LISTSERV@LISTS.CUA.EDU.
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