On Wed, 7 Nov 2001, Payam Heidary wrote:
> That is like saying we need to be parents, babysitters
> and counselors while at the same time be educators and
> teachers. It is not our job to be parents for all our
> students and to build relationships with them. Even if
> we wanted to do this it would be virtyually impossible
> because of the number of students we have in each
> class. I am not saying building relationships with
> students is not important but this is not our first
> job and should not be our first priority either.
> Parents need to be parents and teachers need to be
> teachers. It is the parent's responsibility to seek
> help for their kids and make sure they are prepared
> for school and academics before they enroll in our
> classes.
>
Payam, you just pinpointed your difficulty. You don't want to establish a
relationship with students and so no one is relating to anyone.
Make it a good day.
--Louis--
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