I'm not sure what to put for this:
"What goals would you like your child to working toward in Kindergarten?"
Your dh may not agree with me, but fwiw, I would think through what your goals for your child really are, and put them on the form
I am not sure which set of "those" parents your dh doesn't want to be, but consider this:
If the "those" are parents who think their child is gifted (and each kindergarten teacher really is going to hear that from a lot of parents... or at least *I* heard that from about every other parent my ds enrolled in kindy with... none of whom oddly enough showed up in the gifted program lol... but I digress...) anyway... if he's worried about that, sure, the teacher may here that a lot and not give it much credence and heck, maybe it's not even going to pan out to be true for your child, or maybe it is.. but... what difference does it make? You can let the teacher know where your child is at now and what you want to see them achieve by the end of the year.
If the "those" means parents that have unrealistic expectations.. again.. the teacher is going to here this from a lot of parents. I seriously doubt that putting an unrealistic expectation out there on the first form of the year is going to negatively impact your child. If your child for some reason doesn't get to that expectation by the first conference and you then harangue the teacher and claim it's his/her fault and on and on.. *then* you're verging on being one of "those" parents and the teacher might not react kindly... but chances are it will be ok on this first form no matter how unrealistic it is in terms of goals.
If the "those" means parents who are pushy... take it from a person who is by nature not pushy - if you're convinced that putting what you want under this question on this form is verging on being pushy, you're *not* pushy and you're not going to come across that way
The reality is, sometimes teachers listen and really pay attention throughout the year, sometimes they don't. This is your chance, up front, to let the teacher know your hopes and dreams and goals for your child for this year - let the teacher know!
Best wishes,
polarbear
