If you were a teacher.....

JandBandB · May 2010

If you have a toddler, do you feel that you should have a more educated child compared to other parents who stay at home and were not teachers?

I think I am asking this question wrong...i could be flamed!

I was a primary teacher and I have a 3 year old. I will get stuff like "Oh you must do (insert something like a,b.c, etc..) all the time with your kids."

Do you feel extra pressure b/c you were a teacher?

Sweets2005 · May 2010

Not yet because mine are babies. But I don't think they will be more educated that non-teacher's kid because it doesn't take a Masters in Education to teach ABCs and 123s, lol

I do plan on doing a LOT with them, tho!

babypuplove · May 2010

I don't think DD will necessarily be more educated, but I LOVE to read books with her, and as she gets older, I'm looking forward to doing all kinds of activities and arts and crafts with her. So, maybe she'll have more interactive fun at home than some other kids will, but maybe not. I was a sixth grade teacher, so the kids weren't that young, but we did get creative once in a while. :-)

Amymarie13 · May 2010

I definitely think people expect it more...i hear all the time, oh you're a teacher so she'll probably learn so much etc.... but I am SO not about "teaching" dd in a structured way. I mean we do normal stuff that moms do to teach through living, but nothing above and beyond the norm. And my dd is def. not "advanced" compared to others her age. when sh gets a little older maybe it'll be diff.

susanmosley · May 2010

Not exactly the same, but close - as a speech therapist (pediatric none the less), I was pretty sure my child would be telling cohesive stories by the time she could sit. And I was wrong. AND i don't even have an advanced talker...great receptive language and perfectly average when it comes to expressive...and speech is not so great. Go figure. I am trying to laugh about it instead of thinking I should never be allowed to work again!

themrs830 · May 2010

I don't have any LOs yet, but I'm currently a preschool and infant teacher (working until LO arrives) and people do say things like that to me! I've just gotten some comments like "Your daughter is so lucky- you'll be able to teach her everything!" Like what, Wheels on the bus? LOL I don't really know what they expect me to teach her, but I will do what I would do regardless of my experience as a teacher.

I just consider myself lucky because I've collected so many books and toys that are "educational" that I can pass on to LO. She already has a good collection going!

brightning · May 2010

I get that comment a lot. Or, if DD does something "impressive," people say, "Of course she can do that, her mom was a teacher."

It's a shame the comparisons and pressure have to start so early. Childhood is short enough as it is!

Mrs. Rohde · May 2010

I get that a lot. I was a first grade teacher so i think people do expect her to be "advanced". While I do think that DD does very well for her age I don't really want to start thinking that she's "ahead" or smarter just cause we have fun doing what most moms and kids do.

I do find myself comparing her to other children-which i shouldn't, i know. But i can't help thinking that I am somehow going to fail her if she's not reading and writing super quickly. Too much unnecessary pressure!!!

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