“What Teachers Really Want to Tell Parents,” by Ron Clark presents that teachers are quitting because of issues with parents. He depicts that many parents are too protective of their children, which leads to many other problems. “What Teachers Really Want to Tell Parents,” by Ron Clark presents that many teachers are upset with many parents because they are overprotective of their kids


     “What Teachers Really Want to Tell Parents,” by Ron Clark correctly portrays that parents are becoming more of a problem with teachers because their children are having issues and the parents want to protect their children. Many parents swoop in to save their children when they get in trouble with teachers and take the teacher's advice personal and as critique. One teacher explains, “I have become used to some parents who just don't want to hear anything negative about their child, but sometimes if you're willing to take early warning advice to heart”(Clark). This is just one example of what teachers have to say about helicopter parents. This shows that to many parents will not take teachers advice. However, a parent being involved in their kids' activities is not a bad thing. A parent's input to a teacher helps them teach the student to the best of their ability because it could give them some background information on what they need help with. One teacher confronts this idea by saying, “When you give us the history/background of problems and solutions with your child, we save a lot of time in choosing interventions” (Young). This shows that sharing information with a teacher can save time for both the student and the teacher, plus it gives teachers possible solutions to future problems in class. A common view is that telling a teacher what a student's strengths and weaknesses are will help the child benefit in school and one cannot deny that sometimes it will help. However, more often than not this advice is more than just advice, it is telling the teacher how to do their job. Teachers are more than capable of teaching their class, without a parent who knows nothing about teaching, trying to teach them. “What Teachers Really Want to Tell Parents,” by Ron Clark correctly portrays that a teacher's job is harder than it should be because of Helicopter parents.