When to Brief the Teacher, and When to Bite Your Tongue

KJ DELL'ANTONIA:

Is your child left-handed? Left-brained? Sensitive to feeling left out? And to the extent you know that these things impact her schoolwork, how much of a heads-up will you give her teachers before or around the first day of school?

The question of whether to brief the teacher on your child's particular quirks or learning style is one that dogs parents of typically developing children at the start of every school year. Of course, we know our children best. We know which ones weep in frustration over a setback, which will listen to verbal instructions and which need to be shown, and which just need to be allowed to make their own mistakes. Why not help the teacher get them off to a good start?

Posted by Jim Zellmer at August 31, 2012 2:36 AM
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