Dear Parents,

Dear Parents,
    I don't believe many of you are aware of this, you have the power to intimadate many teachers, the power to take everything one holds dear and make us believe we are incompetent and stupid.  Please take this into consideration when speaking to us, another adult, keep in mind.
    We are aware that you are your child's advocate- we are too.  We are aware that you love your child- we do too.  We are aware you want what is best for your child- we want too. 
    Please express your concerns, comments, and questions in a non-threatening manner.  You don't want to be threaten, we don't either.  Please don't yell at us, we don't yell at you.  Please don't believe everything your child tells you about us, we won't believe everything they tell us about you. 
   We are partners in their education.  Just like we rely on you to send them to school with their needed supplies, food, and a good night's rest.  Please rely on us to teach them- this includes social and emotional behaviors.  Kids may not come with a parent handbook, but teachers have read TONS of student needs based textbooks!
    Your baby is no longer a baby.  They are a child.   A school age child that has got to start doing things for themself.  A child that must learn how to make good decisions and realize there are consequences for poor ones.  A child that must function in a room with other children who have the right to learn. 
    We, the teachers, spend hours beyond requirements; money WAY beyond our pay; and love beyond the constraints of our hearts to teach your child.  Please question not what we do, but how you can support us in our cause.  Please do not fight with us, but for us so that we may better improve your child's education.  And please remember, at one time, you were a student that had to be taught.  The lessons may have been tough but they taught you- they made you who you are today.  Are you not successful?  Do you not think your life is good?  For your child to be at your level in the future or even surpass it- you need to let us do our job.