Some of the suggestions: - self-advocacy. (This from a
principal.) Seriously, for an elementary school student? I would
say do this but only with a parent present. That's asking a lot
of a little child to go to their teacher and say something like
"I don't like it when you only give us 5 minutes to do an
essay." - personality conflicts. "I remind my children there
will be teachers, coaches and ultimately co-workers and
employers with whom they don't get along. Learning to coexist
and, in some cases, win them over, can be among their great
achievements in life." I absolutely agree with this...for middle
and high school. I told my sons that in middle and high school
they are bound to get at least one teacher they don't like and
to do the best they can for one period a day to be respectful.
Elementary students, however, have just one teacher (except for
music and PE) during the day. They don't really have a lot of
tools or experience to just go with the flow. Problem is, what
if the teacher's personality/teachin