Things Teachers wish Parents Knew!

It is often said ‘if a child does not learn, a teacher did not teach’; and while some may take umbrage at this sentiment, there are many teachers who wished parents would teach their children a thing or two before unleashing them on the wider society.

After the home, school is the second most important place where our precious young ones are socialised but, some teachers fervently wish parents would get a clue to what the role and responsibilities of teachers are, in order to make their lives smoother and less stressful.

BUZZZ caught up with a few educators and got their take on what every parent needs to know before sending their child to school!

1. A teacher’s purse or wallet is not an endless ATM! Teachers have always been known to financially help students with bus fare and lunch money from time to time but it is unacceptable for parents to continuously expect teachers to pick up the bill, considering how poorly our nation’s teachers are already paid! When parents specifically tell their children to go to school and ask the teacher for money daily, they have crossed the line! Teachers are not Cash Plus, OLINT or Scotia Bank.
2. Lice are not counted as students and are not listed on the register! Cleanliness is next to Godliness right…? So, the same way no one wants their child coming home with a headful of lice, no teacher wants the onerous task of combing through students’ hair and telling the infected culprits to go home for a dose of lice shampoo. Creepy crawlies should stay in labs on petri dishes, not in the classroom.

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