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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 129068" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>Wow, Lisa, that was awesome. Not many parents would bother to write a letter years later thanking a teacher that had tried to help even if the parent didn't see it that way at the time.</p><p></p><p>I had a similar situation when I tried to tell a parent that her child was using drugs. She got indignant and told me off. She found out later that I was right and that her child was heavy into the drug scene. She also came back and apologized to me and thanked me for telling her about my concerns. </p><p></p><p>I have to admit that it has made me gunshy about letting parents know about things like that.</p><p></p><p>I think you are right about parents going on the defensive. Many teachers no longer speak up for that very reason even if we are seeing behaviors in the classroom that are alarming. It is possible that the psychiatrists and therapists don't even realize these behaviors are occurring since they don't see the child in that setting.</p><p></p><p>While the teacher in this case shouldn't have used those medical terms since she is not qualified to diagnose your child, I think that you are lucky that she is taking the time to let you know her concerns.</p><p></p><p>She could have just ignored it which really wouldn't have been in the best interest of your child which is what this is really all about.</p><p></p><p>Just another take on the subject.</p><p></p><p>~Kathy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 129068, member: 1967"] Wow, Lisa, that was awesome. Not many parents would bother to write a letter years later thanking a teacher that had tried to help even if the parent didn't see it that way at the time. I had a similar situation when I tried to tell a parent that her child was using drugs. She got indignant and told me off. She found out later that I was right and that her child was heavy into the drug scene. She also came back and apologized to me and thanked me for telling her about my concerns. I have to admit that it has made me gunshy about letting parents know about things like that. I think you are right about parents going on the defensive. Many teachers no longer speak up for that very reason even if we are seeing behaviors in the classroom that are alarming. It is possible that the psychiatrists and therapists don't even realize these behaviors are occurring since they don't see the child in that setting. While the teacher in this case shouldn't have used those medical terms since she is not qualified to diagnose your child, I think that you are lucky that she is taking the time to let you know her concerns. She could have just ignored it which really wouldn't have been in the best interest of your child which is what this is really all about. Just another take on the subject. ~Kathy [/QUOTE]
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