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The art teacher is kiling my son's self steem
Hi, I'm a single 37 year old mother, My son is 12 and in 7th grade, he is going to Public school. His conduct has been allways A, but for first time in his school years there is a teacher that thinks all the oposite, I have talk with my son and he says he doesn't know why she doesn't like him, his art work is allways under grade and for some reason now and then, his work disapears from the room. I request a meeting once before, but I felt the school counselor cover up the teachear's behavior and the situation got a little better, but know I can't aloud this abuse to keep going on. My son is an artist and is been selling his work for sometime, the teacher didn't know that, when I told her she sayd maybe he is a good sculptor, but nothing else because he doesn't do his work. Now the problem is that my soon wants to enter a school of art and with no recomendation from this woman even with a great portfolio he won't be accepted, I feel frustrated and my son says that her pet (the teachers favorite) allways gets good grades even with unfinish work. Please help me, what to do? I'm going to have a meeting with her next week. I'm an educated woman and treat people with respect, but I want to be severe and upfront after all is my child's future!
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pish. your son has no problems. I have currently succeeded all standards times 1 billion of what my 7th grade art teacher said I would come out to be. I failed every single elementary art class I took and last summer I became the youngest apprentice in a certain summer arts program ever. He's still got time to refine his art anyway. I know my work was crap in seventh grade. Heck, my work was crap last year in eigth grade. I've improved. And I entered a "school of art" last year without any recommendations from anyone and on portfolio alone. He'll make it. Plus, it's uberly fun to go back and laugh at teachers like these. I'm doing it in 3 days.
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12 years old and 7th grade are a difficult time, and you may see changes in your son. You may need to watch his school work a lot more closely now to make sure he is actually completing his assignments, especially if his teacher says he isn't.
When you go to the meeting, find out exactly what is going on, what kind of work she has been expecting and what she has been recieving from him. Let her know you are co-operating with her, because your goal is for him to do the best he can in school. Tell her prior to this time he has never had a behaviour problem and you are surprised that there has been a change.
Don't accuse her, or bring up missing work, or the other students. I don't think you need to be "severe and up front" with a teacher, because this will probably make things worse.
With your son, continue to tell him positive things, that you believe he is capable of good performance, but don't shelter him if he is not doing what he is supposed to do. Keep communication open with your son. But don't always assume that the teacher just "doesn't like him" for some reason. Be sure you have all the facts.
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Go to your childs school and schedule a parent-teacher meeting to find out why she is bringing down your son's self-esteem.Tell her if she is trying to push him to do better than he's doing tell her to go about it some other way.Tell her that the reason he doesn't do his work is because she is always putting his work down.Tell her she needs to ease up or you're taking it to the school board so that something can change.She has to be broken out of making young children feel bad.Luckily,your child tells you when something is going on with him.You have a good child ma'am.Make sure he has a great future.he sounds like a very mature,young adult.
TANYEL
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First you have to approach the meeting with literally a clear mind frame. And look at the course materials such as what does the teacher expect? If your son attends class with a poor attitude because of this current "abuse" as you put it then that could be affecting the grade. Or simply she wants your son to try harder at his work, I had a teacher do that to me though high school My work was excellent but because I knew that he would give me a lower grade because my work was natural and didn't take hard work. The best thing to do is ask her what the problem is and use other classmates work as an example and compare it to that or your sons work.
Cspinoza1
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you need to go in front of the school board and you need to sit and talk to that teacher and i do think she is treating your son diffrent and thats not right .so do what you have to do to protect your sons rights as a student
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talk to the teacher and express u views and see how things are ganna change if not then tell them u are thinkin of gettin advice about their behaviour to ur son and go to the newspaper but be4 u do that make sure u get all the facts. Ask to see is other teachers to c how his work and behaviour are in their lessons but if this carryin on move him into another teachers class and get advice. THe teachers coverns board every school has one. take care and lots of love
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Why exactly do you need this womans recomendation? Surley if your son sells his art there are others that can write recomendations, and what about past art teachers? One womens opinion can't stop your son from going to art school. It is obvious that your son is being discriminated by this women. If nothing can be resolved after your meeting with her, I would be talking to the school council members. There should be no favortism in classrooms. Also make sure your son is doing his work, because no matter how good it is, if it is not done ontime, it desevers a lower grade. I wish you and your son luck.
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