Unit 3: Parents of Learners with Barriers

Question 1

PARENTAL ATTITUDES (5)

Answer 1

GRIEF
Feel they have lost all hope of having a normal child

GUILT
Feel guilty for their child being the way he is & blame themselves or each other

ANXIETY
Worry about the child’s wellbeing & future

RESENTMENT
Think that their problem is unique & hate ‘normal’ families for being able to live ‘normal’ lives
Hate the fact that child affects their social life -> blame child

DENIAL
Deny that their child has an impairment
Believe it will resolve itself
Sometimes can help be ignoring it

Question 2

HOW PARENTS WITH LEARNERS WITH IMPAIRMENTS MAY BEHAVE TOWARDS TEACHERS (5)

Answer 2

1. Articulate, assertive, educated parents
2. Angry but knowledgeable
3. Angry & not knowledgeable
4. Submissive
5. Not caring

Question 3

ARTICULATE, ASSERTIVE, EDUCATED PARENTS (3)

Answer 3

1. Knowledgeable
2. Self-confident
3. Calm

Question 4

ANGRY BUT KNOWLEDGEABLE (4)

Answer 4

1. Know a lot about child’s impairment
2. Cannot talk about it in a calm way
3. Angry with teachers because they feel they don’t understand their child’s problem & are not doing enough to help
4. Don’t care about other learners

Question 5

ANGRY & UNKNOWLEDGEABLE (4)

Answer 5

1. Know very little about child’s impairment
2. Think they are always right
3. Very difficult to deal with
4. Care very much for child

Question 6

SUBMISSIVE (2)

Answer 6

1. Accept everything that they are told

2. Not confident enough to share what they think or feel

Question 7

UNCARING (3)

Answer 7

1. Don’t care about children’s impairments
2. Think it is responsibility of teachers
3. Have no interest in helping them with their education at home