I'm Your Teacher Not Your Mother
The REAL Reason Children Fail and the Simple Solutions
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I had to do it—lay everything on the line––regardless of whose feelings get hurt. I felt a strong need to tell the world the truth...how teachers really feel. I’m fed up with the hypocrisy, finger pointing and constant passing of the educational buck.
Enough is enough. It’s time for our society to face reality. We must look in the mirror and be completely honest with ourselves for the sake of our children, our schools and our future...
Many popular discussions for as long as I can remember have been about the “state of our schools,” or, “what’s wrong with children today?” Unfortunately, as a society we just don’t get it. If children are to improve in schools, we must focus on the most influential branch of the educational tree.
After a few years on the job, teachers begin to realize that children who under perform in school have one thing in common. They may look different, have unique personalities, varying issues and their own personal stories. Nevertheless, what they all have in common are parents who simply do not ensure that their children do what is required of them in order to excel in school. Essentially, they have parents who allow them to fail...
It has become the norm to assume that failing children are the result of bad teachers and a deteriorating school system, instead of what it really is: an expanding culture of students who do not keep up their end of the educational bargain and an increasing pandemic of parents who continuously allow their children’s poor school habits to flourish.
It is a sad reality that some students could not care less about their performance in school. Incredibly, their parents allow these attitudes to thrive – whether they realize it or not. Parents constantly make excuses as to why their children do poorly in school without realizing that they are the ones with the power to help their children improve.
There is very little that can realistically be done by teachers, administrators, or “the system,” that will make failing students pass, when they have parents who allow them to fail.
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About the Book
Finally! A teacher speaks out.
After 15 years in the New York City public school system, she reveals to the world the REAL reason so many of our students do poorly in school.
From the thought-provoking pages of I’m Your Teacher Not Your Mother…
“If children are to improve in schools, we must focus on the most influential branch of the educational tree.”
“Students in a class receive the same instruction, yet certain ones pass, some even do extremely well, while others fail horribly year after year. What’s the difference?”
THE FACTS:
In America…
* Each year 1.2 million students drop out of school.
* 7,000 students drop out of school each day.
Something MUST be done to break this destructive cycle!
If your child is failing in school,
You MUST read this book.
If you feel your child can do better in school,
You MUST read this book.
If you’ve ever wondered, “what’s wrong with our educational system?”
You MUST read this book.
Find out the REAL reason so many of our students are failing.
And learn the 3 simply solutions.
About the Author
Suzette Clarke served as a teacher on the front lines of New York City’s public schools for 15 years. After completing college, this Bronx native began the odyssey that has developed into her life’s passion – making a difference. She credits the advice of a Sociology professor during her first year of undergrad, for lighting her fuse. “If you really want to make a difference in this world,” the instructor often told her class, “become a teacher!” Those seemingly simple words forged Ms. Clarke’s ambitions and set her on a mission of sharing and teaching. Ms. Clarke pursued this goal in Brooklyn as a 6th, 7th and 8th grade Reading, English and Social Studies Teacher. In addition, she served as a Librarian/Media Specialist. This is her first book.