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[lizmarie]

This is a 4 day week, with conferences on Friday. I am not looking forward to conferences, but I guess that's normal. (Who actually looks forward to parent-teacher conferences?) I feel like I just had them, and I feel like I am just opening myself up to criticism from the parents. I just don't need that right now. I'm probably overly sensitive

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[dew]

As a parent I look forward to the conferences. I like to hear the feedback, both good and bad. At our first conference Chris had some very low marks. The teacher explained them (he is a much tougher grader and follows a tough standard put out by the superintendent). This was really hard for him since he has always gotten great marks. We worked with us to get ideas on how to improve.

[lizmarie]

I suppose the parents are a bit thrown off by my age and my teaching style (which is very non-Catholic school.) I think that they try to guess what goes on in the classroom based on a few papers that come home, which is far from the whole story. I feel like I get misinterpreted. For the most part my parents are great, very helpful and understanding, but there are a few who are never pleased with what I do. This frustrates me because I work so hard all of the time. I feel criticized, and it hurts my feelings. That is the root of it, I suppose. It isn't about the parents at all, but about how I feel about myself.

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[dew]

That's tough. The saying goes "you can't please everybody", but I know exactly how you feel. You try your darndest to please everyone and you end up unhappy yourself.