Recently, the cultural and tourism bureaus in various places have exploded, focusing on a "listening to persuasion". Some people say that the promotional video can't be too good-looking, nor too ugly, so the Jining Bureau of Culture and Tourism coded the scenic spot. Netizens said that tourism was not good, so Hebei changed "Hebei tourism" to "Hebei cultural tourism". Tourists complained that it was not good, and the Culture and Tourism Bureau of Mudanjiang City officially apologized and corrected it. And the director of culture and tourism in Shenyang City personally replied to the suggestions of netizens and humbly asked for advice. 
The Bureau of Culture and Tourism has "listened to persuasion" and has received rave reviews and tourists. ThatDo international schools that are both educational and service listen to their parents? Should I listen to my parents? Today we will talk about this topic. 
TeachersThe tuition fees of international schools are high, so the parents will also have high requirements for teachers, and young new teachers are often the focus of complaints. A fresh graduate once told meIn the semester after she joined the international school, she was complained by parents that she was dressed childishly, did not reply to parents' messages in a timely manner, assigned too little homework, lacked teaching experience, and could not control the ...... with the classBut in fact, she cares about every student in the class, listens carefully and resolves the conflicts between them and their parents, regularly feedback the students' performance to parents every week, prepares classes in strict accordance with the syllabus and textbooks, carefully corrects homework, and strives to run every club activity. She just can't fully achieve the confidence and ease of being like a veteran teacher who has been teaching for many years. However, this is enough to attract parents, after all, the tuition fee is more than 200,000 yuan, and the child's time for further education is tight, who wants to practice for a new teacher. 
So, this problem was given to the leaders of the international schoolOn the one handEvery time a parent complaint is received, it must be dealt with in a timely manner, and the leader will inevitably reprimand the new teacher, and apologize together when replying to the parents. On the other handIn fact, they understand very well that novices need to exercise and need time to grow to be comfortable, and they also feel that the new teacher's performance is okay, and there is no need to be disliked like this every once in a while, which will hit the enthusiasm of work. However, after one semester, the school still could not resist the strong demand of the parents, and "listened to the persuasion" to cancel the position of the new teacher's homeroom teacher and replaced it with an old teacher, and the new teacher barely retained the teaching work. 
Curriculum
A leading international school in Shenzhen encountered the embarrassing dilemma of being pulled by many parents last year. At that time, the school suddenly required the current batch of students to take more difficult AS English Literature or AS English Language in the next semester, and they had to complete the course selection by the specified time. Not only does this suddenly restrict students' freedom to choose courses, but it also comes without prior notice at the time of admission. Now parents are very worried that if the student's level cannot keep up, it will affect the GPA, and once the grade point is not good-looking, it will inevitably increase the difficulty of going to school. There are also more knowledgeable parents who even directly list the data of the high score rate of each course, which course is not only related to the child's interest, but also related to which course is easy to get a high score. SoThis makes it more difficult for schools to select courses, which makes parents and students feel very passive
However, for the first echelon of international schools, a school that does not worry about the source of students, in the face of this parental complaint,The school chose to be positive and tough。In fact, the school will carry out curriculum reform in this way precisely because the development of the school is not healthy, and it is too serious to deviate from the subject.
Most of the students who are admitted to good universities are science and engineering. The liberal arts class has always been a shortcoming, so it has become the future direction of the school. If school leaders want to get more offers from top liberal arts universities, they have to force students to choose these difficult liberal arts courses, cultivate their liberal arts thinking, and make them less utilitarian and biasedAS Language and AS Literature are opened。In addition, the school's progress results in the American direction are not as good as those in the United Kingdom. Therefore, the school leaders also hope to move towards the Ivy League universities in the United States, and the curriculum system that is partial to the subject will have fatal flaws when applying to Ivy League schools. Many Ivy League universities prefer students to have more literary attributes on the basis of science and engineering, and these two challenging courses are valued by American universities, and students like to choose courses in history and English and American literature. Therefore, if students want to enter a prestigious school in the United States, these two courses are also a better choice. Therefore,Whether it is from the perspective of balanced training of students, or the results of further education, or the school itself hopes to break through itself and update and upgrade, it has chosen to "not listen to persuasion". It's just that parents want to criticize the school not only for the adjustment of the curriculum, but also for the school's forced and sudden adjustmentMaking unilateral decisions without prior notice, regardless of each student's individual circumstances, leaves everyone feeling caught off guard, fearful, and uncertain。Therefore, even if the school chooses to be positive and rigid for academic considerations, it should also consider parents in advance. The way to let parents listen to persuasion is sometimes more important than the opinion itself, otherwise everyone will feel uncomfortable. 
How to solve the conflict between home and school? First of all, the school must be reliable. New teachers have little experience, so they can become deputy class teachers first and learn from the old class teachers. I don't know how to attend classes, so I should arrange a long-term teacher to listen to the class and give timely guidance. Above all, choice is more important than effort. At a time when job hunting is more difficult than recruitment, you can always pick a new teacher with a good level. Therefore, schools should think about what parents think in advance and be anxious about what parents are anxious about, rather than waiting until parents complain before thinking of how to solve it, let alone "listening to persuasion" as giving in to parents or losing the face of management sovereignty. Only by considering the problem from the perspective of parents and students can we prevent problems before they occur. Secondly, parents should not be overprotective or overly utilitarian, which will affect the normal teaching of children and schools. For example, last month's "My Family Zihan" was ridiculed by the whole network, which revealed the problem of overprotection of parents that has caused headaches for countless teachers and schools. 
Many parents of international schools may not think so, how can we still worry about this kind of problem with the school when our children are older. But actuallyThe phenomenon of overprotection and interference in school teaching and management in disguise is still relatively common。For example, a boy from an international high school secretly swiped his mobile phone during the evening study time, but was seen by the vice principal who happened to be on patrol, and the vice principal confiscated his mobile phone on the spot and asked him to apologize and write a guarantee. In a fit of rage, the boy quarreled with the vice principal and insulted the vice principal. The vice principal trembled with anger and insisted on disposing of the boy the next day. So, guess what? The boy transferred the vice principal through his family connections. Well, the power of parents is so powerful. In addition, excessive utilitarianism is another aspect of parental interference in school education. For example, the IBDP curriculum is limited to two years, and there can be bridging courses to bridge the domestic curriculum and the IBDP curriculum, but it is not possible to directly teach the content studied in the official two years. However, many parents will suggest to the school that part of the content of the last two years of study be included in the previous school year, so that students have three to four years to complete the two-year course, and will definitely learn better, and finally get better grades and offers. However, such behavior, if detected by the IB International Curriculum Agency, can lead to serious consequences. Some international schools will follow their parents' wishes and sneak open, while others choose to stick to the bottom line.
Again, a school that listens to persuasion is not necessarily a good school, press the gourd to float the scoop. ChatGPT is a good example of this. The IB allows students to use ChatGPT for **writing, while the public school education systems in New York and Seattle have opened up a comprehensive approach to ChatGPT. In addition, the University of Hong Kong, Paris Business School and other famous institutions of higher learning have also announced a ban on the use of ChatGPT. Similarly, there is a large part of the parent community that it should be forbidden for students to use it without knowing how much influence it has on students. But if the school really "listens to the persuasion", there will be another part of the parents who stand up and say that we should stand at the forefront of the times and use the most advanced software to help students learn. Isn't choking and eating a waste of food leading to our children not being able to keep up with the times in the future? It's hard to reconcile all the parents, and it's hard to keep all the parents satisfied. Finally, it is much easier to choose a school that matches your educational philosophy than to change your school philosophy. Private schools were born as a supplement to public schools. Private schools use teaching methods that are not available in public schools, and invite teachers and staff who cannot afford to be hired by public schools using teaching methods that are not used in public schools. Therefore, private schools are inherently diverse, varied. Some international schools emphasize grades, Chinese-style training, and strict management, and make the international curriculum a "foreign college entrance examination"; Other international schools, on the other hand, are very Westernized, emphasizing activities, emphasizing the teaching process rather than just the result, and the management style is free and relaxed. So if parents feel that the educational philosophy of an international school is closer to their own philosophy, they should send their children to that school. Don't "eat what is in the bowl and look at the pot", come to a school with lax management, but resent that the school does not accept students' mobile phones. came to a school that attaches great importance to grades, but I am dissatisfied with the school's excessive homework and love to brush up on questions. It is difficult for a single school to meet the needs of different parentsInstead of arguing with the school after entering, it is better to choose the one that is closest to you at the beginning, and then as long as the school does not do anything that violates your own philosophy too much, you can cooperate with the school and get along with each other. Whoever teaches who to do things will make the latter quite difficult to accept.