thought i'd add my two cents,
I completely agree with butterfly warrior. As a teacher myself the most important thing a parent can do is make the effort to keep regular contact with the teacher and develop a relationship with their childs teacher. All problems etc... dissolve when there is open communication, face to face or on the phone. The rest of the issues are simply resolved with open communication, and I can't say in my years of teaching and working with schools (14+) I haven't ever come across a teacher with the whole "I hate boys or girls" attitude, why else would these people stay in teaching?????????????????? not like the pay is great, the working hours fantastic (noone finishes work at 3:30pm despite popular belief!) or the respect is high in the community! Some parents find it easier to trash talk the teacher than to honestly look at the behaviour of their child then the other side is that some parents are fantastic and very realistic about their child's nature and behaviour, comes down to relationships and the need to develop open and honest communication to avoid all misunderstandings.