You are a teacher. It is right after school and you have run into a grocery store to get some treats before the open house in school tonight. As you turn down an aisle you see coming from the other side of the aisle, a parent you have been trying to get in touch with for ages to talk about Fred, a student who has been especially disruptive in class lately. She is dressed very nicely in clothes
that look like she is going on a date. Create a "Circular Model of Communication" for the teacher and the parent as they approach each other.
What will be an ideal response?
Suggested Response:
Although all scenarios would be different, here is one suggestion.
• Attitudes toward people or groups
Teacher: Well there she is getting ready for a date She won't return my calls and I bet she won't come to the open house either.
Parent: There is that teacher that won't leave me alone. She wants me to call during school hours but I am at work and they won't let me take personal calls on the factory floor.
• Observations and judgments:
Teacher: Of course she is going out on a date during the week instead of staying home with her children.
Parent: Look at her being all judgmental about how I am dressed. I see her looking me up and down. She looks uptight.
• Conclusions and judgments:
Teacher: She doesn't care about his education. If she did then she would return my calls and stay at home at night.
Parent: No wonder Fred doesn't like her.
• Verbal and nonverbal action:
Teacher: Clenching teeth and fake smiling says, "So nice to see you. I hope I see you at the open house tonight."
Parent: Looking down and gripping the cart, "I work as a hostess as a second job and I can't make it."
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