tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25345828.post114430322175053872..comments2023-09-17T00:52:42.839+12:00Comments on Death From Above !: So ... Weary ...Seraphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10590372127970386795noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25345828.post-1144739140329893862006-04-11T19:05:00.000+12:002006-04-11T19:05:00.000+12:00Hee hee. I so agree on the pointlessness of 99% o...Hee hee. I so agree on the pointlessness of 99% of Parent-Teacher interviews. There are times when a student is having a problem (or being a problem) and contacting the parents and getting their support on the home front is a great help. These cases tend to not conveniently fall on the week of the Parent-Teacher interviews (especially not the Term 1 ones). Generally they come along mostly to 'check the teachers out' (not in a sleazy way - usually). It feels kind a waste of my evening to just be there on display as if to prove to the parents that I'm not the eight-foot tall freaky alien hybrid the kids have made their teachers out to be. The whole thing seems to largely be an exercise in PR for the school.<BR/><BR/>I do have fears that one day I'll be savaged by an enraged parent whose child isn't doing well enough. I have witnessed one teacher get very unpleasant verbal abuse from a crazy parent because she gave the child a detention for not doing their homework! Scary.<BR/><BR/>However, there are some nice ego-boosting interviews where the parents come along and tell you how much their kid loves your class and how English is their favourite subject. I'd still rather have an evening at home but the nice comments take the sting out of being at work until 9pm a little.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25345828.post-1144730455469831822006-04-11T16:40:00.000+12:002006-04-11T16:40:00.000+12:00It is frightening how much conviction a kid can mu...It is frightening how much conviction a kid can muster when they've been caught doing something red-handed and choose to lie about it anyway.<BR/><BR/>I guess they hope that sheer volume and bluster will convince you to beleive them over your natural senses.<BR/><BR/>"I saw you hit him."<BR/><BR/>"No you didn't! How dare you say that! I never even looked at him!"<BR/><BR/>"Don't try to deny it, I SAW YOU HIT HIM."<BR/><BR/>"But nah.. but you never... but..."<BR/><BR/>Yeesh!Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942701428300441142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25345828.post-1144532975265166092006-04-09T09:49:00.000+12:002006-04-09T09:49:00.000+12:00Yes - They were crazy. Wanganui grade crazy.Yes - They were crazy. Wanganui grade crazy.Seraphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10590372127970386795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25345828.post-1144443831938368222006-04-08T09:03:00.000+12:002006-04-08T09:03:00.000+12:00Wheee! Your blog!Heh.I can't believe his parents d...Wheee! Your blog!<BR/><BR/>Heh.<BR/><BR/>I can't believe his parents didn't agree with you. Are they crazy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25345828.post-1144382293276388672006-04-07T15:58:00.000+12:002006-04-07T15:58:00.000+12:00Yeah - I have had more than one "I create my own r...Yeah - I have had more than one "I create my own reality as I go along" student. They are really REALLY frustrating. In fact - I was just dealing with one in my last lesson. He got kicked out of class for talking too much - and he was complaining that he got kicked out the previous day for just lying on the floor. <BR/>He got kicked out yesterday for EXACTLY the SAME reason ! He's on a school behaviour report because he can't keep his trap shut ! Yeesh. The INSANITY ... !Seraphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10590372127970386795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25345828.post-1144359654522008802006-04-07T09:40:00.000+12:002006-04-07T09:40:00.000+12:00I wonder if that kid is in any way related to a no...I wonder if that kid is in any way related to a now ex (wooooot) work colleague of mine?<BR/><BR/>She was a liar. She happily lied straight to your face. Problem was, she always came across so believable that it was tough convincing other people not to trust a word she said. At first I thought she was pathological but then quickly realised that it was because she was so incredibly <I>stupid</I> that she believed herself and really thought she was telling the truth.<BR/><BR/>And yep, just for entertainment I'd try and trap her in her lies and watch her confuse herself. MoooowhoohahaaaMeredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18235321475925603114noreply@blogger.com