I say the darnest things...
Today is the day where I will be meeting my "children's" parents or guardian.
I never liked this part of my job - the part where I have to tell them that their child needs "special attention" and "behaviour adjustments" as well as "anger management".
I am lucky that the parents are mostly supportive and they never sided their children, knowing that bringing them up in school is my part and they will continue the education at home. I was quite nervous to begin with, I had been practising at home with these lines, "Kak/ Encik...anak Encik ni kira okay dari segi...bla..bla...bla..." and hoping that whatever comes out of my mouth will not offend their feelings nor intrude with their parental role. But there are times where my mouth and my frank nature came out and I do admit made me a fool out of myself. Take scenario A for example :
A's Mother : Anak sia ni cigu memang nakal bah...selalu juga sia marah dia ni...suka dia lumpat-lumpat di sana sini kalau di rumah, sama juga dia di sekolah...
Me : Ya, kak...kalau nyawa dia ni bulih beli sana kadai dua ringgit nda apa juga kan?
Here's Scenario B:
B's Father : Kalau dia nakal ni cigu, kasi tau seja sia terus tarang!
Me : Ya, memang dia nakal.
B's Father : Mimaaaaangggggg bah dia ni! Ingat bershuffle ja...ko tingu la baju dia tu. Baju bershuffle dia pakai. Tapi pelajaran dia tidak ingat.
Me : Ingat ah, B...dalam PMR tiada subjek Kemahiran Bershuffle. Kita ada Kemahiran Hidup saja.
To be frank, what should I say to their parents?
I never liked this part of my job - the part where I have to tell them that their child needs "special attention" and "behaviour adjustments" as well as "anger management".
I am lucky that the parents are mostly supportive and they never sided their children, knowing that bringing them up in school is my part and they will continue the education at home. I was quite nervous to begin with, I had been practising at home with these lines, "Kak/ Encik...anak Encik ni kira okay dari segi...bla..bla...bla..." and hoping that whatever comes out of my mouth will not offend their feelings nor intrude with their parental role. But there are times where my mouth and my frank nature came out and I do admit made me a fool out of myself. Take scenario A for example :
A's Mother : Anak sia ni cigu memang nakal bah...selalu juga sia marah dia ni...suka dia lumpat-lumpat di sana sini kalau di rumah, sama juga dia di sekolah...
Me : Ya, kak...kalau nyawa dia ni bulih beli sana kadai dua ringgit nda apa juga kan?
Here's Scenario B:
B's Father : Kalau dia nakal ni cigu, kasi tau seja sia terus tarang!
Me : Ya, memang dia nakal.
B's Father : Mimaaaaangggggg bah dia ni! Ingat bershuffle ja...ko tingu la baju dia tu. Baju bershuffle dia pakai. Tapi pelajaran dia tidak ingat.
Me : Ingat ah, B...dalam PMR tiada subjek Kemahiran Bershuffle. Kita ada Kemahiran Hidup saja.
To be frank, what should I say to their parents?
