Education is a right, not a privilege, and you and your child have a right to advocate for quality education. As a former teacher, I know that teachers are often terribly overworked and underpaid. I know that I made mistakes. Personally, I welcomed feedback and corrections from parents, students and other teachers. However, I know many teachers were not so willing to admit mistakes or make changes. I wish you the very best and encourage you to continue to be involved in your child’s education and speak up. By doing so, you are teaching your child to self-advocate for their education which is a great skill to have in life.

best of luck.

Suggest that you check the teacher’s edition to see if the answers there are wrong. It happens sometimes. Now there are two possible outcomes: the book is horribly wrong and the school contacts the publisher, or the teacher again sees that she is wrong and should be totally embarrassed by it.

One way or the other you’ve called her attention to a problem without totally attacking her.

Now, if it happens again, it’s time to go straight to the principal.

Good luck.

Just remember that unless the grade is failing….they don’t really matter that much until 9th grade as far as college goes. What you should be the most concerned with is the score on your child’s standardized test each year. That reflects his/her achievement more than anything. Teacher grades can be very bias in the middle school years.