Una conversación con una guardián hoy!!

[irmamar]

I think there is a word for tutor, in English; the same: tutor. A tutor is a teacher in charge of the problems the pupils have or somebody who helps with pupils with special difficulties; but he is not a guardian, he doesn't guard the students. I can't imagine a guardian in a school here

[laepelba]

Yes, there is definitely a word "tutor" in English. But I've only ever heard it used for academic tutoring. The word "guardian" when used in terms of legal custody of a child really implies that this legal guardian is, according to the courts, LEGALLY responsible for the child in place of a parent. Because SO many kids are not necessarily in the custody of their actual parents, in the schools, the language on most forms/letters, etc. is "parent or guardian". So I would send a letter home with my students that starts with "To the parent or guardian of So-and-So-kid".....

[irmamar]

Escrito originalmente por laepelba

Yes, there is definitely a word "tutor" in English. But I've only ever heard it used for academic tutoring. The word "guardian" when used in terms of legal custody of a child really implies that this legal guardian is, according to the courts, LEGALLY responsible for the child in place of a parent. Because SO many kids are not necessarily in the custody of their actual parents, in the schools, the language on most forms/letters, etc. is "parent or guardian". So I would send a letter home with my students that starts with "To the parent or guardian of So-and-So-kid".....

OK, you mean that the child lives with his/her tutor, as if he/she was his/her parent. Yes, it's the same word here: tutor (tutor legal)

[laepelba]

Well, no - not in English. Tutor is ONLY for academic help. In English you would only use "guardian" for legal custodian. So your sentence would be "...the child lives with his/her guardian, as if he/she were his/her parent." Sorry I'm being confusing.

[irmamar]

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Well, no - not in English. Tutor is ONLY for academic help. In English you would only use "guardian" for legal custodian. So your sentence would be "...the child lives with his/her guardian, as if he/she were his/her parent." Sorry I'm being confusing.

Yes, sorry, I wrote it in English and I was thinking in Spanish. I wanted to say that "el niño vive con su tutor" (the child lives with his guardian). It was my fault.

[laepelba]

Escrito originalmente por irmamar

Yes, sorry, I wrote it in English and I was thinking in Spanish. I wanted to say that "el niño vive con su tutor" (the child lives with his guardian). It was my fault.

Ahhh! Exactly - that is correct in English. Thanks for explaining!

[irmamar]

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Ahhh! Exactly - that is correct in English. Thanks for explaining!

No, you explained it to me. Gracias a ti

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

By the way... The school-jargon around here, since most children live with their parents (at least with one of them), is simply "mamá" or "papá".

Hoy hablé con una mamá sobre las calificaciones de su hijo.
Today I talked to a mother about her son's grades.

Más tarde tengo que recibir a un papá que tiene una queja sobre un maestro.
Later I have to see a father who has a complain about one of the teachers.

Juan, quiero que les des este recado a tus papás.
Juan, I want you to give this message to your parents.

I used "mother" and "father" instead of "mom" and "dad", because for this purposes, "mamá" and "papá" are used in a formal context.
"Papás" in plural is the equivalent of "mom" and "dad" for "parents".

[Cloudgazer]

Me alegré al leer de tu conversación exitosa completamente en español, Lou Ann; ¡felicidades! ¡Tengo celos de ti!

Y gracias por el enlace al sitio de ejercicios para competencia en español en la universidad de Texas. Es muy bueno.

[irmamar]

En España "mamá" y "papá" son palabras muy familiares y no se usan en contextos formales (ni habituales, por lo general):

Hoy tengo una reunión con los padres de mis alumnos.
Dile a tu padre/madre/ que venga a verme.

A mi amiga del alma:

¿Cómo están tus padres?

A mis hermanos:

¿Cómo están papá y mamá?

A un niño o niña muy pequeños:

¿Dónde está tu mamá/papá?

A un niño o niña a partir de, más o menos, 6 ó 7 años:

¿Dónde está tu madre/padre?

La verdad es que he visto este uso que tenéis de las palabras "papá" y "mamá", tan familiares para mí, en otros hilos y no deja de sorprenderme.