A few days ago
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Fifth grade problem what should i do?

Last week i went to talk to my child’s teacher because she was checking my child’s homework wrong she marked some problems wrong when they were right, so i talk to her about this and she accepted that she was wrong. Now my child brought more homework graded my her teacher and i saw the same problem in one of them she got one wrong and the teacher marked four wrongs i want to go and explain this to her again but i don’t want her to get upset with my kid or think that i just want to bother her, please give me some ideas how can i talk to her, i don’t want her to feel bad but she is not doing a good job when she check this assignments. I don’t think is a good idea to switch my child to the other fifth grade room because i have heard that the other teacher is the same and there are only two fifth grade rooms. Thanks.

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A few days ago
stella

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wow, it’s a good thing your child has you! It is important to talk to the teacher again, let her know that you understand that she is busy/overworked, but that it’s detrimental for your child to be getting misinformation on a regular basis. Also, I recommend talking with your child to let him/her know that adults make mistakes too and make sure he/she knows which answers are correct and which are not (and why). Hopefully the teacher will not behave poorly toward your child, but if she does you can talk to the principal about the situation.

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.

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A few days ago
Anonymous
Take the assignment with you and talk to the teacher once more, explaining that you are concerned that your child is getting confused about how to do the math problems because she is doing them correctly but getting those marked wrong.

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.

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A few days ago
wow
Get that teacher’s email address and site the particular problems that were in question. Teachers would rather communicate through email on such small matters. Just make sure you word it in a nice way so the teacher doesn’t feel disrespected. Teacher’s are always checking email everyday so it will be taken care of quickly. Mistakes happen.

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.

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5 years ago
Anonymous
Email her. Ask her if SHE is checking the work OR does she have an assistant. I certainly would be a bit petrified at the grade my child would get from this teacher only because she’s marking things wrong when they should be right. ALSO: make sure your child isn’t changing the answer once it’s found wrong. (that happened here is the only reason I suggest looking into that). G’luck. Final note: after email, schedule a conference, just you and her and let her know that this is unacceptable. Perhaps you could offer to grade papers?
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A few days ago
Edwyn
Try talking to the Principal. Or the district of your kids school.
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