How to Handle Difficult Parents: A Teacher's Survival Guide
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Be it "Pinocchio's Mom," who thinks her child never lies, the "Caped Crusader," who will stop at nothing to have a book eliminated from the curriculum, or the "Helicopter Mom," who hovers and swoops in to protect her child from disappointment, this humorous handbook helps educators deal with impossible parents. Each chapter features a hilarious caricature that illuminates common parent anxieties followed by specific, practical methods for addressing the problem. Easily implemented advice on face-to-face confrontations helps teachers approach each conflict with the confidence to get their point across and the composure to keep their professional principles intact.
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Wish I had this book when I first started teaching!
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I am going into my 5th year teaching in an elementary school and prior to that taught preschool for 3 years. I've got to say that I wish I had this book my first year in the public schools. Another reviewer called it "fluff and could obtain this info based on experience". Well as a first year teacher I wish I had this because I didn't have the "experience". I probably wouldn't have had such terrible years because I didn't know how to react to parents like this. I didn't have anything in teacher school to prepare me for parents and I currently work in a school that has high parent involvment but also many who are described to a tee in this book! Incredibly helpful for those new teachers as well as those who have been in the profession but still struggle with parent issues. Parent issues can be incredibly draining and some teachers (like myself) have so many other things to deal with. This book was wonderful! Thanks for writing it Ms. Tingley!
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My Only Regret!
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. . . is that I didn't read this 30 years ago when I began my teaching career!!! Or, that I didn't read it before a parent attacked me in front of others on the last day of school last year! Or, that I didn't read it before . . .
I could go on and on! Not only does this author give excellent suggestions, they are presented in such a way, you know she's been there, done that! This is a MUST for teachers and administration!!!
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Excellent!
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This book really does a good job of tackling parent-teacher communication. The sample dialogues are very helpful and very realistic-- we have all encountered parents who approach teachers in these ways. The tone of this book is frank and humorous and I like that it gives teachers ways to work cooperatively with parents but at the same time, avoid becoming a doormat. I believe that teachers at all experience levels could learn something from this book and I highly recommend it if you are just starting out as a new teacher!
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Good Book for Professional Educators
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This book will fill a useful role on my bookshelf at school. It's a quick resource for dealing with parents, who can be more challenging than the students. I recommend it to you because if you can control the parents, it's much easier to control the students.
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Hilarious!
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I bought this book after a very frustrating week of hateful parents and mean administrators. The author writes what all teachers want to say, but then suggests the "politically correct" way to approach the situation. Great book for the first year teacher!
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