Reply #13: I've had to deal with this kind of teacher/nazi with my eldest daughter...

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(don't know if this will help, but here goes...)

...my kid was in Catholic school (her last year there) and her teacher had some serious discipline problems with our daughter. According to Sarah (my kid) the teacher was unreasonably strict, knowing my daughter, I could believe that she talked in class when she was bored by lessons that she already knew.

What broke the logjam? Nothing that you would expect. Sarah had actually listened to her teacher and when Christmas came around she gave her teacher a large sponge and a bucket.

Her teacher had continually 'bitched' (or complained) about the inefficiency of her erasers and that she could not effectively 'clean the blackboard' (or greenboard, as it was).

After both her mother and I had talked with the teacher and the administration of the school - remember, we were paying a monthly fee for her to attend....nothing happened.

Sarah solved the problem in a typically Christian way - she forgave her oppressor and gave her what she wanted. Her teacher could now clean her blackboard!!

The teacher actually wept that Sarah would do that.

From then on they had a great relationship - Sarah could do no wrong (and didn't - we made sure of that).

You get more from giving than complaining....

Please understand - we are Christians, not Catholics or Evangelicals. Jesus said that all we have left is faith, hope and love. And the greatest of these is Love.

Definitely NOT the GOP view of Xtianity

This happened in the mid to late 80's

Oh yeah, George W. Bush eats boogers. I saw it on the internet so it must be true.!!!!!