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criticism
By RLB

I think we all know that kids NEED definite boundries and limits in order to feel safe, and feeling safe in the learning environment promotes learning. So TOO STRICT - what does that mean?
I've always had the attitude
that I am there to facilitate the child, not the parent, even tho we're all partners in this together. I spend more time in a day with their kids than they do, and I see a side of them that the parents perhaps rarely confront(and i'm sure it;s the same for the parents as well - i don;t have kids throwing tantrums in my first grade class because they don;t get what they want...). I find

that the knowledge that what I'm doing is helping the child learn, (not only subject matter but life skills,) makes it possible for me to leave this stuff at school and get a very good night's sleep. I think you have to do what is necessary andonly you know what is going on in your classroom and waht is the best for each individual child. I'm sure you are doing what's best for the kids - and that's the most important in my mind. I admire your strength and determination. I surely wouldn't lose sleep over a parent - maybe over a kid, but not over a parent.