I’m going to continue this thread because it is one of the most trying subjects of our time, and besides, I’m not done ranting and raving yet.
Fifth: Make a pact with parents
Parents and teachers need to be on the same page as to the needs of the students. Parents and teachers should meet each at the beginning of the school year or period and lay the foundation for the rules of the classroom, expectations, develop a open line of communication with each other, and spend time together to give one another a good understanding of the other. This may seem like a lot considering the number of students a teacher will see in a year, but in order to improve the state of education it is necessary.
The book “School Programs and Teacher Practices of Parent Involvement in Inner-City Elementary and Middle Schools” by Joyce L. Epstein and Susan L. Dauber; points out the importance of building the parent, student, teacher relationship.
This is especially true in the middle school grades. The major factor in success at the middle school level is that the teachers are teaching middle school kids because they want to. I’ve seen the major difference in the quality of the education between public and private middle schools come down to this one single factor.
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Yes i do agree this is importent but at the same time most kids are not intrested in this parent/teacher/student relationship your talking about. In middle schools dont you think kids are payin attention to much on themselves and dont really care about talking to their teachers. Also for the highschoolers who again dont really care to get to know their teachers they want to just get through it..
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