What teachers really want to tell parents, by Ron Clark, is mainly about how frustrating it is for teachers to deal with parents. The way parents handle grades, how they treat the teacher, how some parents make excuses for their kids, and how teaching positions have been opening because of teachers quitting from all the pressure.
   What teachers really want to tell parents, by Ron Clark, is a well written article, but I think it is a bit unfair, because he never mentions the good parents. Clark never mentions the parents who are harder on their kids. I have a parent like that, and it has taught me a lot. They don't make excuses for me, and pressure me to do my best. But, I also agree with it. Too many parents don't blame their kids, and try and make it look like the teachers fault. "I was talking with a parent and her son about his summer reading assignments. He told me he hadn't started, and I let him know I was extremely disappointed because school starts in two weeks. His mother chimed in and told me that it had been a horrible summer for them because of family issues they'd been through in July. I said I was so sorry, but I couldn't help but point out that the assignments were given in May." Just a part of the article, describing parents' excuses. This, unfortunately, happens too often. Parents blame the teacher, and how the teacher isn't fun enough, how the teacher makes too many jokes, and not enough learning, the list goes on. Teachers work very hard at what they do. I mean, you try stepping into a teachers shoes for a day. Not elementary. High school or college. It is one of the hardest jobs in the world. Dealing with sensitive girls, boys who think they know everything, or the feeling that you have a student who could do so much better, but wont listen to you. Teachers don't deserve this, and they never should.