I was at a school function the other day in which I ran into many parents, one of which I sent an email to earlier in the day. I asked her if she received my email . . . blah, blah, blah . . . and I passed along a sincere and genuine compliment about her son. She stopped suddenly and said, "
Thanks. That means a great deal coming from someone who evaluates my son."
VERSUS
I was equally shocked at her remark and added, "
I VALUE your son. I EVALUATE his work." I think as busy teachers we forget to let our students and parents know this.
I'm thinking about adding this to my beginning of the year parent-night information. I'd much rather know a teacher values my child. It is expected that (s)he evaluates him or her.
