Who knows the kids best; parents or teachers?

[athon]

Who knows best?

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-04/uov-wkt040606.php

Researchers have generally believed that teachers are better than parents at evaluating the behavior of school children, because teachers have a bigger group of children for comparison. A University of Virginia study, however, shows that parents are better at assessing their child's emotional states, while teachers are better at rating bad behaviors. The results emphasize the importance of teachers and parents working together in the child's best interest.

Athon

[clarsct]

Depends on what you mean by 'know'. Teachers are, from the way I see it, probably more objective about the students. They have usually seen more kids than most parents. They have a better basis of judging a child's behavoirs and habits.


A parent is more likely to pick up(and ignore) nuances. They are more likely to know that little Johnny is lying when his left eyebrow flickers, amongst other minutae.


Of course,this is assuming a teacher who cares. Some teachers are quite consciously oblivious.

[Chaos]

*snip*
Of course,this is assuming a teacher who cares. Some teachers are quite consciously oblivious.

So are some parents...

[Sami]

The results emphasize the importance of teachers and parents working together in the child's best interest

what a ground-breaking discovery! surely we tread in the realm of knowledge as yet unseen by man. now if only we could find out how effective our prayers were in medicine..

[Skeptic]

Er... so let's get this straight: teachers are better at evaluating bad public behavior of children, while parents are better at figuring out how their child feels.

Research had shown that, at daytime, sun shines...

[athon]

Sometimes the most obvious things simply need to be demonstrated and studied. That's how science works.

Imagine if they found out something different?

Cynics, the lot of you! :)

Athon

[Dark Jaguar]

I'd have to agree. It is important to test those "obvious" facts because every now and then, we find out something amazing, like, for example, the sun doesn't actually rise in the morning :D.

[rjh01]

Or that water in some sinks goes down in a clockwise direction and in other sinks goes down anti-clockwise direction. This has nothing to do with where you live.

[a_unique_person]

Who knows best?

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-04/uov-wkt040606.php



Athon

Or doctors? A good doctor will listen when a parent says that something unusual is happening. The symptoms may be quite normal, but a parent knows when something significantly different has occurred.

[Hindmost]

a trick question for sure...probably neither.

glenn:rolleyes:

[rjh01]

It is a team effort. If you want the best outcome you need teachers, parents and others to work together. You also need to educate the parents on how to be a good parent. It makes me sick to see how badly some parents treat their children in public. The education needs to include communication skills.

[clarsct]

So are some parents...

Touche.

[delphi_ote]

parents are better at assessing their child's emotional states, while teachers are better at rating bad behaviors
So how exactly did they measure these things? Did someone invent an emot-o-meter?

[Skeptic]

I'd have to agree. It is important to test those "obvious" facts because every now and then, we find out something amazing, like, for example, the sun doesn't actually rise in the morning :D.

Yes, that made quite a stir when it was published in NATURE, didn't it? Then again, they DID find out time and space themselves actually stretch and squeeze when you go fast, so...