Help how do I be that parent without being THAT parent...

[BananaBonanza]

Homework sheet home in Spanish. Learn vocab. Now my GCSE Spanish is a distant memory I'm pretty voy a hacer does not mean "I'm going to go"and fuiste doesn't mean "you did". Google seems to agree. They're meant to be learning it for a test. How do I point this out politely? Do I write a note in where I'm meant to sign or would an email be better?

aack... I'd have to say something too. Maybe copy & paste errors.

Just keep it very factual. "These translations are wrong so need to be corrected" kind of thing. You write or email whichever one will actually get read sooner.

If your DC can do it, I would get them to approach teacher before next lesson to say 'My Mum was testing me and she said this should be X and this should be Y. She said it was probably a copy and paste issue?'

A reasonable teacher will say 'oh you are right, silly me' and sort it out next lesson?

DD definitely doesn't want to do it. I might email in...

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Email or call the teacher saying you'd spotted an error and thought they might like to know.

My rule of thumb is if you're worrying about being 'that parent' then 99% of the time you aren't that parent.

'Those parents' are usually rude, obnoxious, furious about the tiniest thing, love demanding meetings, threatening ofsted because their child had to stay in at break, claim their child would never ever ever be economical with the truth. Bonus points to teachers think they are God & other bingo terms.

You are totally reasonable OP. Not at all that parent.

I really wouldn’t bother. There will be some other parent or student that says it. Really not worth an email or conversation.

Get your child to sort it. Just write the corrections on the sheet, get your DC to show the teacher and point out that both DC and you think it is a copy and paste error.

Teachers are humans. Yes it shouldn't happen but it does and they will probably be mortified they sent it home with errors. Don't make them feel worse with an email. Big over reaction and will mark you as THAT parent!

Just seen you said DD doesn't want to do it. Well, then leave it. Please don't email the teacher. I am a teacher and would be embarrassed and a bit cautious of you afterwards. Unless it is the most carefully written, polite email, it will comes across as interfering and precious. At most, write a note on the sheet asking if it is a typo/some other phrasing which implies you know it is human error!

It was done. Teacher took it fine. (Phew)