Teachers/Parents Advice

[Tri Girl]

I would talk to the adult. The teacher may have said that (wrongly, of course) out of frustration if she'd been dealing with those little girls and was having one of those "moments". I know sometimes when I've dealt with one or two "trying" children and I'm at my wits end, I have to watch my words carefully so I don't let on I'm frustrated to anyone.

Sometimes things get turned around in their little minds through no fault of their own, tho. Like the K kiddo who went home and told his dad that Mrs. B said he couldn't take a book home until he brought all his books from home to school. I really told him he couldn't take a book home until he brought back his book from home. He had it kinda right. The dad was very accusatory to me at first (I'm not sure why he really thought I would tell the child I wanted all his books from home), but when I told him what I really said, he just laughed.

I used to always tell my homeroom parents when I taught 5th grade: "I'll believe about half of what your child says about YOU, if you'll believe about half of what they say about ME."

Hope you get it resolved.