Ok, today is crappy already.
Remember that situation I posted about a couple weeks back with the parent upset because I didn't choose his child for the spelling bee? I was only able to pick 2 kids out of ALL the students I teach, so I chose 2 kids that are really good spellers, one of which was the winner of the school spelling bee. He beat out the 8th graders. I obviously have good judgement. Anyway, I had a conference with this parent yesterday and I explained that although his son is bright, he's not one of my top 2. Top 10, yes, but not top 2. What I wanted to say was, "Sir, if your son couldn't even get into my honors class, do you really believe he's my best speller?"
I followed the procedure given to me by the person in charge of the spelling bee and my principal backs me . . . So why is this man going to the Superintendent about me? Because he's a *&%^$# jackass who can't accept that his kid ISN'T THE BEST!
Posted by Hannah at February 9, 2005 10:00 AMOh my goodness! I can't believe that the parent went to the superintendent over this! Well, it sounds like you followed procedure and the superintendent will have nothing to complain about. I guess that it's just hard for the parent to understand that his/her child might not be the best in the class. That sucks!
Posted by: Lisanne at February 9, 2005 10:22 AMI hate it when that kind of crap happens. You know you've done everything correctly, but you still get stressed and worried. I totally know what you're going through. Dealing with parents sucks!
Posted by: bethanie at February 9, 2005 12:01 PMYUCK!!!!!!! He sounds horrible! I'm sorry sweetie. I'm glad you've followed protocol and know what you're doing, and can completely back up your story. What an a$$.
Posted by: girl from florida at February 10, 2005 12:41 AMdon't worry, it'll come back and bite him in the ass. just you wait.
i once had a parent go to that level to complain about me giving a lower semester grade since her daughter didn't attend school 1st quarter, and in the end all the other classes had to lower their grades while mine went up a little. HA. so as long as you followed procedure, you'll probably get the last laugh. =)