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helicopter parents

  • 24-10-2009 11:39am
    #1
    Fuinseog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,371 ✭✭✭


    helicopter parents are a product of our recent boom and a nightmare to deal with. they are at their worst amongst the nouveau riche. any tips on dealing with them?


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  • #2
    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    Fuinseog wrote: »
    any tips on dealing with them?

    Send them to flight school?

    Sorry. What exactly are helicopter parents?


  • #3
    byhookorbycrook
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 12,514 Mod ✭✭✭✭byhookorbycrook


    helicopter parents are those always hovering over their child, never letting the child be independent and always looking to push the child forward, even if the child is being pushed into an activity that they don't want to do.


  • #4
    Fuinseog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,371 ✭✭✭Fuinseog


    byhookorbycrook wrote: »
    helicopter parents are those always hovering over their child, never letting the child be independent and always looking to push the child forward, even if the child is being pushed into an activity that they don't want to do.

    and if the child does not perform to their expectations then the teacher is to blame. these kind of parents usually have a strong opinion on how you should be teaching the class and the kind of materials you should be using) they are of course not teachers themselves,but are generally educated and read a lot of articles in The Times about how things should be.)


  • #5
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,315 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    To be honest, I wish the parents of the kids I teach would take more of an interest.


  • #6
    Fuinseog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,371 ✭✭✭Fuinseog


    spurious wrote: »
    To be honest, I wish the parents of the kids I teach would take more of an interest.

    interested parents can be supportive or they can question everything you do which is irritating.as I said they read articles on education and demand that things are done in a certain way, which is not always practical. their interest is their limited to their son or daughter while the tecaher has to consider the needs of the entire group.


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  • #7
    byhookorbycrook
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 12,514 Mod ✭✭✭✭byhookorbycrook


    Parental interest is essential, but it's the mam/dad who stops you at the door at 9.20 and keeps you for 20 mins on something very trivial that annoy. If it is a REAL issue, then the parent should make an appt. so both parent and teacher can give the matter the attention it deserves. We are lucky to have very supportive parents, in the main, friends of mine teach children that parents don't even ensure they are clean and fed.


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