Thanks for your comments and feedback on my video!

To clarify a little – I don’t think that believing in teachers’ good intentions has to mean blind faith that they are going to act in all students’ best interest.

The fact of the matter is that we are all human beings. There are parents that hurt their children every day but that doesn’t mean that they don’t love their children. And surely it’s no different for teachers. Our own wounds, fears and habitual patterns get in the way of delivering what children need (because we’re so caught up in what WE need).

What we can do, though, is start from a positive point, an expectation that both parents and teachers are in their “professions” because they care about kids – and therefore we have a foundation for a conversation. If we can always focus back on the needs of the child, then we can more likely leave the personal reactions aside and work together towards a solution.

Our children are so precious – anything we can do to build relationships with the other adults in their lives is a critical investment!

Thanks again!
Heidi