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| My Take On Parents Confronting Their Kid's Teachers As A Former Teacher by Host78(op): 4:13pm On Jun 07 |
Parents can be dramatic at times as we have seen in this recent video of the woman confronting her kids teacher. Most of these kids can come home and narrate issues not as they were but as they feel it is. I used feelings. Kids can easily feel things differently and exaggerate unnecessarily. I used to teacher a primary school class with 11 kids in total. Primary 5 then. When I started, I was preparing them for common entrance exam immediately but I had a problem: most of the kids could not read properly. Like 5 of them could not read a whole line in their textbooks without looking up to me for help. Now these are kids going to jss 1 the next year. We all know in jss 1, you're expected to know how to read at least from my secondary school experience. But there was one in particular that could not read at all. I had to confront their previous teacher from primary 4 because I found it very sad that they will keep promoting these kids like that. But she explained that the kids won't do their homework, she can't discipline them because they don't want to loose their kids to other schools (the proprietors instructions). But I was determined to make sure these kids can read before they leave the school. It's not small work o. I introduced them to Ugo c. Ugo. Everyday, they are solving 50 maths questions as assignments. I remember the very first one, none got up to 5. I punished them myself. Not harsh but since they were not used to any punishment, it was for them. I made sure they crammed multiplication table from 2x1 up to 15x15. For the reading, I reduced their break time to less than 15 minutes. Most of them became better readers but this girl continued struggling. Not improving. Then I started forcing her to attend my extra lessons. All the others attend after school but she's the only one not attending. She said her parents don't have money (in the real sense she never informed them about it). Anyways, I said OK. But she must attend the lesson. So even without pay, I still made her stay for the lesson. I focused on her reading and maths (you always have to get this foundation right. Aside maths and English.. Reading, everything else from primary school is almost useless). So we spent extra 2 hours drilling maths and English together. Into their second term, I saw dramatic changes in their work. But something happened one day. I gave them their usual 50 questions assignment and she looked at me straight in the eyes and said she would not do it. I told her if you don't do it, don't even bother coming to school because I'll flog nonsense from your body. She then said she'll report me to her mother. I told her to try it first. The next day she came to school and truly she didn't do it. After marking everything, I flogged shege from her body that day. The next day, the mother was already shouting from the road leading to school dragging her daughter along shouting and speaking yoruba angrily. I didn't get a word because I don't understand yoruba. So I ask her to speak with the cleaner and interpret to me. She spoke that so I want to kill her daughter. So you single my child out because you don't like her and all manner of stuff. I could have gotten angry but I didn't. I explained everything to her. Then I asked the girl to bring her books same as her classmates. They all brought their books. And proudly I showed her everything. The weekly increases in their scoring from each assignment. They all read a full passage from their textbook in front of her. You need to see her happy that day. She apologized and asked me to calculate my lesson fee she's owing but I never did. I later gained admission into the university. At that time, one of the mother of the boys in my class came and was saying when she took her son to one Ansarudeen lesson, the teachers were really happy because he could solve questions faster and in different methods than all the other kids (he was average in my class then). But I never stayed to see all of them get into secondary school though. I remember back then because of the dramatic change in their performance, the proprietor for the first time had to enroll them in an all primary quiz. This was the first ever time she had tried it because according to her she didn't want to go and disgrace her school in such competition. Although we didn't qualify but I strongly believe if the foundations had been right and they had been more strict, we would have done better. Little discipline goes a long way in shaping kids. Kids don't know their left from their right, yet they can be very stubborn in their ways. As you are entrusting them to teachers, learn to trust their judgments. But more importantly, if there's an issue, don't go fighting. Teachers can easily neglect your child and watch her self destruct in that school, not only physically but academically. Instead, go to them to reason with them. Find out the issue. Communicate your feelings and make them understand you and you too try to understand them. No teacher, well, maybe some and very few at that will ever single your child with the aim of maltreating them. Even some, will have their best interests at heart while punishing them severely but don't know that they are crossing your personal line. Communicate this to them peacefully. Don't even let your child to be in the same room while this is going on. My one piece
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| Re: My Take On Parents Confronting Their Kid's Teachers As A Former Teacher by HacheNoire: 4:24pm On Jun 07 |
You killed it in below paragraphs I had to confront their previous teacher from primary 4 because I found it very sad that they will keep promoting these kids like that.You would have observed that kids don’t repeat classes again and everybody kids suddenly became brilliant. I am sure you will have kids who got double promotion in that class and still can’t read. Parents have become the root cause of the decay in education as they have corrupted and threatened the educational system. There is practically nothing they cannot buy for their kids, from double promotion to admission. Majority are just wannabe’s who are trying hard to be like their slave masters and why they detest discipline even when it’s glaring to their face that it was worth it. Can’t you see the quality of graduates we churning out now? They are mostly products of bad and weak parenting, and not never the fault of teachers or schools trying to make profit at the detriment of discipline and delivery. Anyway, kudos! It’s a beautiful write up! |
| Re: My Take On Parents Confronting Their Kid's Teachers As A Former Teacher by CodeTemplar: 5:00pm On Jun 07 |
You tried. Nowadays school is cruise for many. |
| Re: My Take On Parents Confronting Their Kid's Teachers As A Former Teacher by SixSeven: 5:09pm On Jun 07 |
If parents want to become teachers, maybe don't send your child to school? Parents need to understand that teachers are already carrying an enormous workload. While a child's hair should generally be handled with parental consent except in clear health or safety situations, the growing trend of parents storming schools, attacking staff publicly, and assuming the worst before hearing the facts only makes education more difficult. Many parents today are quick to criticize teachers while expecting them to act as educators, counselors, disciplinarians, and caregivers all at once. Every mistake becomes a public controversy, yet teachers are expected to maintain order and focus on learning. Respect and accountability should go both ways. Parents have every right to question decisions affecting their children, but those conversations should happen calmly and professionally. When adults react with outrage before seeking understanding, they teach children that confrontation is more important than communication. Schools function best when parents and teachers work as partners, not adversaries. SixSeven:Once day you won't be there for that child and they'll face life alone. Children have a behaviour they show at home and another they show in school where another adult is. Nevertheless, no school can work well for children if parents and teachers do not act in partnership on behalf of the children's best interests. Parents have every right to understand what is happening to their children at school, and teachers have the responsibility to share that information without prejudicial judgment.... Such communication, which can only be in a child's interest, is not possible without mutual trust between parent and |
| Re: My Take On Parents Confronting Their Kid's Teachers As A Former Teacher by Gbadugbakun(m): 10:25pm On Jun 07*. Modified: 11:48pm On Jun 07 |
No teacher has the right to barb the hair of a child without the consent of the parents. If you try that with my child you're going to jail because I'll pay influencers to drag you and the school on social media and say that you use children's hair for rituals that's why you barb them without their parents consent. Then I'll have the teacher arrested for rituals, she'll be remanded in jail while investigations go on. God help you if my child falls sick during that period, your own don be. Just focus on your teaching and leave the kids alone. Edit: Its clear that many Nigerian don't understand what discipline truly means. I've been receiving emotional quotes with regards to my opinion. No wonder the world sees us as a jungle. I never Said discipline is bad I said shaving a child's hair without the consent of the parents is totally wrong and shouldn't be counted as discipline. Please try to read and understand with your head before quoting me. If you're a teacher in Europe or America would you shave a child's hair without informing the parents, you'll loose your license as a teacher and go to jail. There are some nonsense I cannot tolerate as a parent. |
| Re: My Take On Parents Confronting Their Kid's Teachers As A Former Teacher by Apcshit: 10:32pm On Jun 07 |
Thunder fire you and your long write up |
| Re: My Take On Parents Confronting Their Kid's Teachers As A Former Teacher by akpumping7720(m): 10:38pm On Jun 07 |
So you are flogging a child mercilessly in this century. Better no let Lagos State government see this your post. Except the school is not in Lagos State. |
| Re: My Take On Parents Confronting Their Kid's Teachers As A Former Teacher by Stephen0mozzy: 10:38pm On Jun 07 |
Gbadugbakun:So, to prove your point. You will lie? I'm okay with getting the teacher arrested z because I would not tolerate such rubbinsh either. But note, your child will learn from you, the level of maturity or immaturity you use to handle unpleasant situations. |
| Re: My Take On Parents Confronting Their Kid's Teachers As A Former Teacher by SAMBARRY: 10:41pm On Jun 07*. Modified: 11:04pm On Jun 07 |
If I'm a teacher and you dare confront me to the extent of attacking assaulting or embarrassing me,that will be the end of me showing interest,care or concern towards your child. If e like make he sick,fail,pass,join cult,join bad gang,smoke igbo I no go even say anything. No advise,no correction, na look I go dey look am until he either disgrace you or k1ll you. I will literally wash hand for your pikin matter.whether he fail or pass e no consain me.i will watch him deteriorate.i will watch him make child like mistakes and never correct him till he destroy himself. There are ways you can correct or complain to a teacher when you are not pleased with what happens to your kids but violence isn't 1 of it.if I see say a child get violent and obnoxious parents. Na to leave that child o. As a teacher you must understand 1 thing,you cannot be over zealous over another person's child especially in this type of generation. You can't love another person's child more than the way the parents love then make you no go enter problem way go make you explain taya. When it comes to other peoples children you have to be very wise ,have boundaries and don't overdo .that's why even though I'm not a teacher as a standing rule I no dey allow make person drop him pikin for my house say he dey go anywhere because even as a teacher if you're a man and you're doing extra classes with a child even when she doesn't want it,she fit frame you up or lie on top your head say you're sexually molesting or harassing her or touching her inappropriately if you are a male teacher and if you are a female teacher and you are forcing a child to do extra lessons, they might say you're physically or mentally abusing the children Leave useless children for their parents o,make you no go explain taya.yoruba say iya tobabimo oran lomapon.children of this generation are more dangerous than you think |
| Re: My Take On Parents Confronting Their Kid's Teachers As A Former Teacher by Btruth: 10:46pm On Jun 07 |
Did you read at all? You are such that encourage your kids against their teachers. Apcshit: |
| Re: My Take On Parents Confronting Their Kid's Teachers As A Former Teacher by SixSeven: 10:46pm On Jun 07 |
All of you keep bringing your rules in defence of your children but don't think about when the child will become an adult and have to follow rules. Parents today want to use their adult profile for their children so of course, no one can help you parent your own child because only you can be the adult to speak to them and correct them YOUR WAY. Everyone else is not qualified to do it. The village did not raise the child by mistake but keep it up, na you go de there for your child 24/7. Gbadugbakun:No wonder society is having more problems than it can handle. I would let you know that your child will watch how you solve the problem and learn from you. Teacher no teach me nonsense.
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| Re: My Take On Parents Confronting Their Kid's Teachers As A Former Teacher by Leepeak(m): 10:46pm On Jun 07 |
![]() I remember how my mama and my teacher basic tech teacher nearly finished my head with nock and hot slap I refuse to clean the black board, I remember I came early to school that morning when the teacher ask me to clean the board and sweep the class I refuse and didn't do it, dat small thing na so teacher flog yaba left from my brain that morning, I ran home to report the issue to my mom, both of us reach the school when the teacher narrate the whole issue to my mom ![]() Na so my mama tear me two hot slap 😭 And tell the teacher to flog me for even stealing meat from pot omo school just tire me JSS2, God forbid bad things My mama shall ![]() The teacher self na God go punish him for me |
| Re: My Take On Parents Confronting Their Kid's Teachers As A Former Teacher by Host78(op): 10:49pm On Jun 07 |
If you care so much about your child you'll keep their hair and nails clean so no teacher will correct them. It's always the bad parents coming to fight on their badly behaving kids behalf. Check very well, you correct a kid who is badly behaved and they call their terrible parents who comes around to fight, displaying their poor behavior which is being reflected in the kids. The apple never falls far from the tree. Tueh! Gbadugbakun: |
| Re: My Take On Parents Confronting Their Kid's Teachers As A Former Teacher by Phred1717: 10:49pm On Jun 07 |
Kids are always dramatic, parents sacrifice so much on them. I cannot put my kids in a private school, paying about 800k in a single term and one teacher that is suppose to teach and leave the discipline aspect for the parents, start melting it on the kid. I once confronted a teacher that gave my 7years old child 100 frog-jump to do, all in the name of making noise in the class. At the end of it, I personally gave the same teacher 300 frog jump to do. Teacher nowadays transfer personally economy anger on student and parents really needs to watch their children |
| Re: My Take On Parents Confronting Their Kid's Teachers As A Former Teacher by Mattswaggz: 10:50pm On Jun 07 |
Well this is almost totally unrelated to the initial topic of discussion here so stop comparing apples with Oranges.......the teacher have absolutely no right whatsoever to barb a child without the parents consent and if u support such then U R part of the problems in this country......teachers should know better that there are procedures to handle different situations and not disgrace themselves and the institutions that employed them. |
| Re: My Take On Parents Confronting Their Kid's Teachers As A Former Teacher by PheelzAlmighty: 10:50pm On Jun 07 |
Abeg make everybody gettat fess...😏 |
| Re: My Take On Parents Confronting Their Kid's Teachers As A Former Teacher by Bluna: 10:51pm On Jun 07 |
After government, the other people that contribute to the current rots in Nigeria educational system are the parents and the school owners |
| Re: My Take On Parents Confronting Their Kid's Teachers As A Former Teacher by Gbadugbakun(m): 10:51pm On Jun 07 |
Stephen0mozzy:Where is the lie? Why would you barb a child's hair without the consent of the parents? It's obvious that they're using it for rituals. If not the teacher would inform the parents to barb the hair of their child, and not take matters into their hands |
| Re: My Take On Parents Confronting Their Kid's Teachers As A Former Teacher by Gbadugbakun(m): 10:53pm On Jun 07 |
SixSeven:Can you go to Europe as a teacher and barb the hair of a child without informing the parents, you'll go to jail. Some of you just argue unnecessary. If my child's hair isn't in line with the schools policy, it's your responsibility as a teacher to inform me, not taking matters into your hands. As such act isn't discipline it's oppression. |
| Re: My Take On Parents Confronting Their Kid's Teachers As A Former Teacher by Host78(op): 10:55pm On Jun 07 |
Teaching and discipline goes together. What you should stand against is the extreme of it Phred1717: |
| Re: My Take On Parents Confronting Their Kid's Teachers As A Former Teacher by mjblinks(f): 10:56pm On Jun 07 |
I agree that many parents react based on incomplete information from their children. Children can exaggerate, misunderstand situations, or explain events through their emotions rather than facts. However, I think there's another side to this conversation. As adults, teachers hold authority, experience, and power. Children don't. When a child comes home crying, scared, or complaining about a teacher, a parent's first instinct is naturally to protect their child. It may not always be the most balanced reaction, but it comes from love, not necessarily drama. The reality is that while many teachers genuinely want the best for their students, not every teacher handles discipline appropriately. Some cross lines. Some embarrass children unnecessarily. Some carry out punishments that leave emotional scars long after the lesson is forgotten. That's why parents should never blindly assume the teacher is wrong, but they also shouldn't blindly assume the teacher is right. The best approach is investigation, not confrontation. Ask questions. Listen to the child. Listen to the teacher. Look at the evidence. Then make a judgment. Reading your story, it's clear your intentions were good. You invested your time, taught extra lessons without collecting fees, and genuinely cared about helping struggling students succeed. Those children benefited from your dedication. But good intentions alone don't automatically make every disciplinary method acceptable. What one teacher sees as necessary discipline, another parent may see as excessive punishment. Both perspectives can exist at the same time. The goal shouldn't be "trust teachers no matter what" or "believe your child no matter what." The goal should be partnership. Parents and teachers are supposed to be on the same team, working toward the same outcome: helping the child grow academically, emotionally, and morally. When either side sees the other as an enemy, the child is usually the one who loses. Respectful communication will always achieve more than shouting, threats, or assumptions—from both parents and teachers. Host78: |
| Re: My Take On Parents Confronting Their Kid's Teachers As A Former Teacher by HacheNoire: 10:57pm On Jun 07 |
Leepeak:You are game! Back then, when I mess up and face disciplinary actions, I am alway nice to that teacher so he won’t report me to my parents cos my parent detest nonsense. The day I hit a girl and was flogged and still made to weed a large portion of land, and my teacher still reported me to my parents on visiting day. My dad used slaps to embarrass me in front of teachers and students. That’s where I started having an idea that you never raise hands on a woman. Cos the way I was dealt with was different from any of the previous and subsequent fwck ups. Parents of today would have been defending me and probably beat the teacher up. |
| Re: My Take On Parents Confronting Their Kid's Teachers As A Former Teacher by DataDoc: 10:58pm On Jun 07 |
Host78:Schools now are after money, and parents are not helping matters. If a child is not doing well, call the parent so they understand clearly their child is not doing well. If the child fails, allow them to repeat. If parents refuse, let them look for another school. |
| Re: My Take On Parents Confronting Their Kid's Teachers As A Former Teacher by Stephen0mozzy: 10:59pm On Jun 07 |
Gbadugbakun:Hehe.... If you really believe superstitions you'd have sent your child to a seminary instead of secular school. The school has unprofessional teachers. |
| Re: My Take On Parents Confronting Their Kid's Teachers As A Former Teacher by mjblinks(f): 10:59pm On Jun 07 |
You're right that children eventually grow into adults who must learn to follow rules and be accountable for their actions. However, I think the concern many parents have isn't that teachers shouldn't correct children. It's about how that correction is done. Respect and discipline can exist together. The saying "it takes a village to raise a child" is true, but the village also has a responsibility to guide children with fairness, patience, and understanding. Parents aren't asking to be the only voice in a child's life; they're asking that the adults around their children model the same respect and maturity they expect from the child. Children learn not only from correction but also from the way adults handle disagreements. If a parent feels a teacher acted unfairly, addressing it respectfully teaches the child an important lesson too—that authority should be respected, but it can also be questioned constructively when necessary. At the end of the day, parents and teachers are supposed to be on the same team. The goal isn't to defend bad behavior or attack teachers; it's to help children grow into responsible adults while showing them what healthy communication and mutual respect look like. SixSeven: |
| Re: My Take On Parents Confronting Their Kid's Teachers As A Former Teacher by Mattswaggz: 11:01pm On Jun 07 |
SAMBARRY:Lol....because without you the child won't make it in life right?....kuku declare yourself the child's god na. If you don't know your boundaries as a teacher then why not try another profession....or is it because you're in a third world country where anything goes that you're saying all this thrash?. |
| Re: My Take On Parents Confronting Their Kid's Teachers As A Former Teacher by Mattswaggz: 11:04pm On Jun 07 |
Host78:So violating the kids human rights and displaying gross disrespect to the parents consent instead of tabling the matter to the parents or the school authorities to know the procedures available for such scenario is more civil to you right?. . |
| Re: My Take On Parents Confronting Their Kid's Teachers As A Former Teacher by mjblinks(f): 11:05pm On Jun 07 |
It’s understandable to feel concerned when you see students moving up the system without mastering basic skills like reading or numeracy. In many communities, that gap between “promotion” and “actual learning” is real, and it can be frustrating for teachers, parents, and even the students themselves. That said, it may be more accurate to see what’s happening as a shared breakdown in the system rather than placing the burden on parents alone. Yes, some parents do contribute to the problem—sometimes by pressuring schools for promotion, overlooking weak academic performance, or treating education as a status symbol rather than a learning process. In environments where admission into “better schools” or quick advancement is seen as success, a few parents may try to influence outcomes in ways that weaken discipline and academic standards. That part of your argument reflects a genuine issue: when accountability is compromised at home, it becomes harder for schools to enforce standards consistently. But that is only one side of the picture. Schools and teachers are operating within constraints too—large class sizes, low resources, overloaded curricula, and in some cases inconsistent training or poor incentives. When a teacher has 50–100 students in a class, even the most disciplined system struggles to ensure every child is truly learning. And when education systems reward exam results or pass rates more than actual comprehension, there is pressure on schools to “move students along” whether or not mastery has been achieved. There is also a wider social layer. Many education systems are shaped by economic pressure: parents working long hours, limited time for home support, and children relying heavily on school as the only learning environment. In such cases, gaps in foundational learning are not always a matter of bad parenting, but of limited capacity. So what often emerges is a cycle: parents expect schools to fix everything → schools under pressure prioritise outcomes over depth → students progress without mastery → parents become frustrated and intervene more aggressively → the system weakens further. The graduates you’re concerned about are often products of this entire chain, not just one part of it. A more useful way to frame it might be: the system is producing weak outcomes because responsibility is fragmented. Parents, schools, policymakers, and society all play a role—and when any one part overpowers the others (for example, promotion pressure overriding learning), the result is exactly what you’re describing: credentials without competence. The uncomfortable truth is that discipline alone—whether from parents or teachers—can’t fix it unless the system itself rewards real learning again. HacheNoire: |
| Re: My Take On Parents Confronting Their Kid's Teachers As A Former Teacher by Major7: 11:05pm On Jun 07 |
Gbadugbakun:Home school your children if you don't want them to be disciplined. It's not just about teaching in class room alone but discipline is the other side of the coin of teaching,it can't be separated. It help the society to be a better place. I have seen a soldier barb the hair of a guy because of indecent hairstyle,he took the guy to a nearby barber and paid,then flogged the guy. We are Africans,stop copying what's bad |
| Re: My Take On Parents Confronting Their Kid's Teachers As A Former Teacher by SEGLIZ: 11:08pm On Jun 07 |
A very good one here, the modern parenting is nothing but dead on arrival. |
| Re: My Take On Parents Confronting Their Kid's Teachers As A Former Teacher by Mattswaggz: 11:10pm On Jun 07 |
Major7:So you're now supporting extrajudicial justice system right.....don't complain when it comes for you.....I pray it'll come to you soonest so you can enjoy it to the fullest. |
| Re: My Take On Parents Confronting Their Kid's Teachers As A Former Teacher by SAMBARRY: 11:14pm On Jun 07 |
Mattswaggz:like I said IF I WAS A TEACHER Obviously you're guilty of what I wrote because if not why are you this triggered and aggressive? I said what I said. I no hide mouth talk am,I talk am fully .you can raise you child however way you want, abi na my jajaina you take born am? Wetin be my own Again you said another amusing thing that without you he can't make it in life? Joker.pupils spend more time in school with their teachers and peers than with their parents, teachers literally raise these kids and notice when they're sick,develop a bad behaviour or habit or are going through anything even before their parents realise it,so you're free to treat your children's teachers anyhow. Slap them sef if you like. And as for boundaries, you must be sick for you to attempt to twist my words and gaslight me.like I said,every teacher must know his boundaries, if a pupil doesn't want to learn,why are you doing too much by forcing the child to learn, leave him for his parents na.is it until the child lie on top your head say you are molesting or abusing her shoou ![]() |
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