Upset...got scolded by parents for no fault of mine!!

sometimes i reallie wonder what are the responsibilities and duties of a teacher..shld a teacher be scolded if a student commits a mistake that is totally not within the control of a teacher???!!!

just got scolded over the phone by a parent yesterday evening..reason? d child did not attend CCA practice..instead went for a game of soccer wif frens.. parents' views? teh teacher i/c shld hve called them to inform them of the child's absence so that they can track down d child n punish him if needed..no doubt the parents r concerned abt the child's whereabouts..after all this child has been giving the parents much trouble n headache..dat is y the parents are tightening the reins on this child..

however...let me just put you through this scenario n explain to me how i, as a teacher, shld hve acted... if this child..or any student for that matter..was around when the teacher takes attendance at the beginning of the CCA practice..den when d teacher leaves the room..this student decides to leave as well n leave the school to mit up wif his frens for other businesses...n return back to the CCA before the teacher returns at the end of the practice to round up d day's practice...would d teacher know of the child's absence in d middle? can d parents blame the teacher for failing to inform them of the child's "disappearance"? or r the parents expecting the teacher to be seated inside the CCA room all throughout the practice to keep the child within guarded eyes???!!!

do they think that the teachers are such free souls wif nothing to do??!!! we are already busy up to our necks..there is hardly any breathing space or rest time sometimes..yet we r still blamed for such matters...when d parents are unable to take care of their own child...how can they expect the child to listen to wad the teachers hve to sae??!!! yet the parents din wan the child to lose face before fellow school mates so hve to keep any misbehaviours hushed...yet questioned the teacher why no other student reported to the teacher abt d child's disappearance from CCA..how would the other students know the nid to report when they hve no idea that this child is to be guarded and keep an eye on!!!!!

Ridiculus!!!but wad to do...bein a teacher has nv been an easy job...parents r ur customers..no matter wad..they r always rite...ALWAYS!!!! i must reallie learn from these parents....i wan not to b a parent such as them...no way m i goin to allow my child to be a troublemaker to me or the school....

bad day yesterday....xianz....