Parent Teacher Conferences and The Power of The Professor

As a youngster I was always fascinated by the whole concept of parent teacher conference. The concept is somewhat ridiculous in nature and deserves a good laugh and some harsh words as well. So here is the deal. This is the typical scenario at any parent teacher conference. The parent walks in with a child. The teacher throws the child out of the room and tells the parent a bunch of lies about the child in order to attempt to have the parent change the behavior of the child without the child even knowing about it. The only problem is that the child is not aware of what it is they need to improve on and feel isolated and betrayed by the fact that the professor refuses to openly discuss the issues at hand with the child present in the room. The creates much fear on the part of the child and great contempt for the teacher, the parent, and the system in general. The child will eventually rebel and will misbehave just to prove they can. Also, it seems that the power of the professor in school and in colleges is unlimited. They can do whatever they want, give any grades they want, and the child has no say. There is no one to check up on the professor and make sure they are doing a good job. If a child is experiencing a problem with a professor, it is often impossible to switch out of a class and so the abuse goes on. There is no where to report and most times the child ends up failing and being left back. This happened to me on more than one occasion. Thank God for the websites like ratemyprofessor.com. I wouldn’t have graduated college without this site.

Kosanya~