I'll just throw it out there and say that any teacher who is genuinely worried or apprehensive about parents listening, or participating, in their child's education is a teacher who is up to no good and can't be trusted.
There's absolutely no reason whatsoever that parents should be removed from the equation when it comes to their children's education. It's not even debatable either. Parents should always be included and encouraged to participate because they're a critical part of the process.
This guy simply doesn't want to get caught pushing his ideals on the children, and is upset that any child would get their ideals from home.
I wonder, do such teachers think that they are somehow saving these children form their parents?
Such an attitude (and I can't think what other attitude would be necessary to induce this behaviour) lays bare the proprietary attitude they have to the children under their "care".
I'll just throw it out there and say that any teacher who is genuinely worried or apprehensive about parents listening, or participating, in their child's education is a teacher who is up to no good and can't be trusted.
There's absolutely no reason whatsoever that parents should be removed from the equation when it comes to their children's education. It's not even debatable either. Parents should always be included and encouraged to participate because they're a critical part of the process.
This guy simply doesn't want to get caught pushing his ideals on the children, and is upset that any child would get their ideals from home.
I wonder, do such teachers think that they are somehow saving these children form their parents?
Such an attitude (and I can't think what other attitude would be necessary to induce this behaviour) lays bare the proprietary attitude they have to the children under their "care".
It's perfectly consistent for a group of people who did nothing but go to school prior to becoming a teacher.