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pushy mum?

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molk · 02/05/2010 10:20

have just read thread on unapproachable teachers and am now feeling v paranoid about being labeled pushy. My ds - 5 and in reception - has made a lovely book with pictures of all his friends and has written a bit about them all. Of course as his mum i think it is brilliant and he was going to take it to show his teachers. do you think that would be considered show offy? It really is very good and nearly all words spelt correctly but all his own work.

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Servalan · 02/05/2010 10:33

That book sounds lovely

I don't think that would be pushy at all. Personally I think if your ds's teacher takes an interest in her pupils, she'd love to see what he has been doing at home, and it also gives her an idea of what he is capable of.

There's a difference between being justifiably proud and "pushy" I reckon.

sarararararah · 02/05/2010 10:36

No, that's not pushy! I'm a Reception teacher and would love to see something like that that he had done at home. Take it in!

asdx2 · 02/05/2010 17:58

My dd regularly takes in things she has made or done at home for show and tell.
I suspect the teacher enjoys a change from the many soft toys and dolls that appear each week

MadLenny · 02/05/2010 22:32

Sounds lovely. I'd be really pleased to see something like this that a child had done at home and would want to share it with the rest of the class

Trafficcone · 02/05/2010 22:34

That sounds lovely and i'm sure his teacher would love to see it. Proud isn't pushy!!!

daisy243 · 02/05/2010 22:34

Take it in and be proud! I get really annoyed that being intrested, involved and wanting your child to realise their full potential is often seen as being pushy. I suspect I'm seen as one and quite frankly don't care
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basildonbond · 02/05/2010 23:02

depends on his teacher really - I'd hope that he/she would be delighted, however ds2's teacher wouldn't let him show a mocked-up newspaper front page which he'd done at home all by himself (they'd been doing recount writing at school and he was so excited by it he wanted to do his own newspaper at home - the ONLY time he's ever been interested enough in a literacy topic to want to do extra work). ds2 was crushed - his teacher wouldn't even look at it - and his self-confidence took another nose-dive - fingers crossed your ds' teacher is a tad more sensitive

MadLenny · 02/05/2010 23:16

I'm so sorry that your ds teacher responded like that basildonbound, it makes me mad because teachers like that give the rest of us a bad name!! I'm sure you made a fuss of him and let him know how proud you were of the work he'd done, even if his silly teacher didn't

Sassyfrassy · 03/05/2010 07:33

I teach year 4 and have a steady stream of kids wanting to show me stuff from home. I always look, admire and comment and give them the opportunity to show it off the whole class if they want. Does their confidence good and might give the others some ideas =)

primarymum · 03/05/2010 09:02

Our children can show'n'tell in Family Assembly on Friday too in front of the whole school and parents. What children do at home is just as important as what they do at school, probably more so. We have a constant stream of artwork, writing, crafts, certificates and sports medals etc brought in to show. It develops confidence, public speaking and pride-what more could you want in a child?

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