I have mine tonight and I already know that nothing useful will be said.
I will be told that dd is quiet and polite and doing OK. In reality she keeps her head down and only understands about 50% of what is going on. I have said this on many occasions to little avail. She is in a large class and as she is no trouble, there is little time to spend on her.
I will be told that ds is bright and a pleasure to have in the class. In reality he has social issues which make him desperately unhappy, is the subject of persistent bullying and is often bored. None of this will be spoken of and even if it was, the teachers are stretched as it is and seem unable to do anything.
I suspect that the majority of parents will have similar experiences and there is little genuine exchange of concerns or perspectives so what on earth is the point? I say this broadly liking my children's school and thinking that their teachers are doing a good job. This is not a teacher bashing thread but a comment on the fact that the English seldom say what they mean and I am not in the mood for more platitudes.
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GooseyLoosey · 22/02/2012 14:12
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