Teachers-Parents-Kids
anispauzi
Thursday, March 28, 2019
It was a normal morning, i was at my desk preparing the day until someone knocked on the door. There, appeared a parent (mom) looking for Teacher Anis. I was startled and mind racing thinking of whose mom is hers. I went outside and she introduced herself saying, I’m mom of Alia (false name). I immediately recalled what I have done to her Standard 1 daughter.
She spoke to me in a polite tone. Alhamdulillah, I couldn’t imagine having a parent yelling straight to my face. She narrated the story to me; She was shocked knowing i asked Alia; “tak belajar ke kat rumah?” two days before. She actually cried saying that to me. She was flabbergasted a teacher said so to her daughter.
I explained to her; yes, i did say so. I lamented on how Alia frequently refused to open her mouth everytime I ask her to read. Of course i was angry and those sentenced just blurted out seeing her refusal to read.
The mom said, many parents were talking among themselves : “ teacher anis ni garang“
I told her yes, i am. And anyone would be if you are teaching standard 1 kids and there are a bunch of them, 32 in a class. If you cant control the class, basically you'll find it hard to relay the inputs. Kids being kids, they love to side walk, talking non stop, not paying attention etc. To ensure your voice is heard, you need to talk at a higher pitch than them haha which is easily interpreted as 'garang'.
"I'm a teacher myself, and yes i understood. I dont mind you teaching Alia but you know i just wanna share my worries and i'm afraid Alia dont want to come to school if this thing continues"
Okay mam, i'll try my best to be polite to your Alia :)
At that time, i realise maybe i was too harsh on her daughter and me, being not so patient scolded her often for not opening her mouth to read! I am sorry.
But, you know when moms or dads are being over protective for their kids, things dont go too well for them too. Because, once teachers get such warnings, im sorry to say but they will not be treating your kid as equal like others. i.e if your kids dont do their homework, teacher wont blabber much and keep her mouth shut. If your kids dont want to read, it okay teacher wont force you. If your kids do something wrong, oh teacher will just, you know, dont say much. Because, they get such parents who complained over little things that of course affect their kids. I feel sorry for them.
When you send your kids to school, the least you should have is TRUST.
Trust is like a paper, once it is crumpled it cant be perfect again.
Whenever this things happen, i always reflect on how my parents raised me up. I dont think they ever complained about teacher's punishments, if any.
