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“I had a parent email me a four-paragraph email telling me all about how I think my students aren’t smart and will fail. She told me I am extremely negative and condescending towards my students. She was upset that her daughter didn’t get an A in the class because she was really an ‘A student.’ It made me absolutely sob. I am very careful to be positive and supportive of my students (something my students have noticed and commented on). Her daughter was not an A student. Not necessarily due to her intelligence but because she was usually on her phone and not paying attention in class. At the time, I was struggling with pretty severe depression (definitely the lowest I have ever been) and was already regularly using my prep periods to cry in my classroom.”
“As a teacher, I wish more parents realized we are human beings with feelings. I typically have about 220 students a semester, and most of the parents are lovely. But, the ones who aren’t can be absolutely vicious.”
—aa24639
