Teacher – Student Pairings

27th April 2011

Teacher – Student Pairings

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This post brought to you by Kidzmet. All opinions are 100% mine.

It’s unbelievable how fast time flies by! Here we are, all ready registering my daughter for the 2011-12 school year and we haven’t even finished this year yet! Personally, I think the whole process is more stressful for the parents than it is for the kids. We parents worry about them getting into the right classes, with the right students, the right teachers, the right programs. It’s enough to turn my hair gray, but then again, it’s all ready gray!

Over the years, we’ve been lucky enough to get some very good teachers assigned to my daughter. On the other hand, there have also been a few stinkers we’ve had to deal with. Sometimes it’s just a difference in personalities, but other times, I think it’s more of an issue with the style of teaching. Every student is different too, so what may be good for one, is not necessarily good for the other.

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1 On April 27th, 2011, lin said:

Yeah, but that isn’t how it goes, unfortunately. I’m cynical about this because I know how it works from having a lot of family members in education–at all levels. Teacher assignments are more about teachers unions and tenure than it is what works best for your child. Crappy teachers are typically put where they can do the least harm or the kids can overcome the teacher’s shortcomings. And you have absolutely no say in high school or in private schools.

I’m not jaded–just experienced and informed on how it works.

posted on April 27th, 2011 at 8:22 pm

2 On May 3rd, 2011, lynne said:

Lin – You are so right! I find it more difficult to deal with teachers in high school, many of them don’t even respond to email, much less return a phone call. My freshman has 8 teachers, and only 1 can I say I’ve ever spoken with. Several others I’ve attempted to speak or email with and they don’t respond. The worst is the gentleman that should’ve retired years ago and is still trying to teach, but can’t figure out why his class is so far behind the others! I am looking forward to this year being over, but could potentially have more of the same next year, sigh…

posted on May 3rd, 2011 at 2:05 pm