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Parents of the O-T, how do you handle bad grade excuses?
Posted on 4/18/16 at 8:12 pm
Posted on 4/18/16 at 8:12 pm
What do you do when your kid comes home with a ridiculous story about why they did bad on a test or homework assignment.
It never fails that about once every two weeks or so I get some really condescending or annoying email about how I am sabotaging some precious angel.
Today was because I do not allow them to talk to me when they are working at their desk, which is a lie. Quite frankly I couldn't stop them from talking to me if I wanted to. The parent even comments that it seems unlikely. This still doesn't account for the other 6 hours of the day that the kid could come and speak to me.
So I am legitimately curious as to what you guys do when you get an unlikely story from your kid? Do you roll with it or call them out?
For the record, I am not saying these are horrible kids, but not many kids are openly going to go home and admit to fricking around in school all day.
It never fails that about once every two weeks or so I get some really condescending or annoying email about how I am sabotaging some precious angel.
Today was because I do not allow them to talk to me when they are working at their desk, which is a lie. Quite frankly I couldn't stop them from talking to me if I wanted to. The parent even comments that it seems unlikely. This still doesn't account for the other 6 hours of the day that the kid could come and speak to me.
So I am legitimately curious as to what you guys do when you get an unlikely story from your kid? Do you roll with it or call them out?
For the record, I am not saying these are horrible kids, but not many kids are openly going to go home and admit to fricking around in school all day.
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Posted on 4/18/16 at 8:15 pm to bigpetedatiga
I put them in the basement with the women I've abducted over the years.
Posted on 4/18/16 at 8:15 pm to bigpetedatiga
I call the teacher a bastard, and explain to my child that teachers only teach cause they like to work part time
Posted on 4/18/16 at 8:18 pm to bigpetedatiga
It didn't matter what my story was, any time I did poorly in school my parents just let me know how disappointed they were and finished it with "I guess if that's the best you can do..." and made me feel like a dumbass who was letting the whole family down.
I thought that was very effective.
My wife is a middle school teacher, and I couldn't deal with the shite she puts up with from students and parents alike. It seems like the younger they are, the worse their parents are. My wife is the sweetest, kindest person I've ever met... but she had one lady accuse her of being racist (in a school that's 50% black) because her daughter failed a math test. She accused my wife of intentionally not teaching the black students... even though the two girls with the highest grade in the class were both black.
I thought that was very effective.
My wife is a middle school teacher, and I couldn't deal with the shite she puts up with from students and parents alike. It seems like the younger they are, the worse their parents are. My wife is the sweetest, kindest person I've ever met... but she had one lady accuse her of being racist (in a school that's 50% black) because her daughter failed a math test. She accused my wife of intentionally not teaching the black students... even though the two girls with the highest grade in the class were both black.
This post was edited on 4/18/16 at 8:19 pm
Posted on 4/18/16 at 8:23 pm to bigpetedatiga
We have a no excuse policy.
Just correct the mistakes and move on. We don't entertain excuses.
Just correct the mistakes and move on. We don't entertain excuses.
Posted on 4/18/16 at 8:29 pm to bigpetedatiga
I take all their electronics away and wait for them to tell me they're bored. When they tell me I'm bored I hand them their school work. They always fall for it the first night.
I never fall for the stories of how their teachers hate them or have it out for them. I remember telling all the excuses to !y parents.
I never fall for the stories of how their teachers hate them or have it out for them. I remember telling all the excuses to !y parents.
This post was edited on 4/18/16 at 8:32 pm
Posted on 4/18/16 at 8:31 pm to bigpetedatiga
My children don't get bad grades, so...
Posted on 4/18/16 at 8:31 pm to bigpetedatiga
quote:
So I am legitimately curious as to what you guys do when you get an unlikely story from your kid? Do you roll with it or call them out?
I don't fall for their bullshite. I was a kid once.Posted on 4/18/16 at 8:33 pm to bigpetedatiga
My dad always told me, "son there is one of two reasons this happened. Either you're stupid or lazy. Which is it?" Worked for me because I was not stupid and would hate to seem lazy in my dad's eyes.
Posted on 4/18/16 at 8:35 pm to bigpetedatiga
There are some really shitty parents out there today. They dump their kids on their grandparents yet pose with them in Facebook pictures to appear like good parents. Like any corporate job, stick to the policies of the school and you'll be fine.
Posted on 4/18/16 at 8:37 pm to bigpetedatiga
Base the consequences on results, their bs story is irrelevant.
Posted on 4/18/16 at 8:39 pm to bigpetedatiga
Depends if you load the kid up with homework. I have zero patience for teachers dropping 2 plus hours of homework on kids still in elementary school.
Posted on 4/18/16 at 8:41 pm to Tuscaloosa
Why does your wife work at a school with so many minorities? Hopefully she doesn't end up on the OT
Posted on 4/18/16 at 8:41 pm to bigpetedatiga
Just reply to each email with some version of the above image.
Posted on 4/18/16 at 8:55 pm to bigpetedatiga
No kids but when I was coming up my parents had a "get whipped at school means you get whipped when you got home, no questions asked policy". One time I actually didn't do the thing I got whipped for and tried to tell my dad and all he said was "maybe you didn't but I'm sure you've done something else recently that you got away with".
Long story short: my parents didn't believe a kid who had a reason to lie over an adult teacher who didn't.
Long story short: my parents didn't believe a kid who had a reason to lie over an adult teacher who didn't.
Posted on 4/18/16 at 8:57 pm to bigpetedatiga
Posted on 4/18/16 at 9:23 pm to theenemy
quote:
We have a no excuse policy.
Same here. The grade you get is the one you earned.
My daughter got a "C" on a quiz a few years ago and completely freaked out (she had never gotten less than an A). I told her if she didn't like that grade, put in the work to make sure it never happens again. All "As" since.
This post was edited on 4/19/16 at 8:58 am
Posted on 4/18/16 at 9:45 pm to bigpetedatiga
Children are habitual line steppers and constantly are looking to push the envelope of their parents boundaries. Any parent that will accept anything their child tells them without verifying the information before handing down punishment is not only failing as a parent but they are failing their children and ultimately raising just another a-hole to release out in the world.
Posted on 4/18/16 at 9:53 pm to bigpetedatiga
My sisters made bad grades. They were dumb. I made great grades despite being a frick-up. My parents had a good approach with me. Make good grades and don't call us from jail.
Posted on 4/18/16 at 10:52 pm to PawnMaster
Are we brothers?
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