Submitted by Donna Moore Ramsey (not verified) on February 8, 2007 - 00:12.
Rather than reward students for grades, if we are going down that road, I would rather reward parents for their contributions to their students academic successes. This could include attendance at PTA meetings, parenting workshops, completing their GED or taking post secondary classes, graduating from college, working with their students on the week-ends, attending classes/seminars with their students, working as a teacher's aide one day a week, participating as a member of a parental group that designs/provides collaborative learning experiences for students that are community based.....I could go a step further and talk about establishing child care services in the libraries this would allow parents with the opportunity to assist and support their older children's academic activities after school and/or in the evenings/weekends. The parents in so many of our large, urban and small/rural areas are needy--financially and academically. They need assistance in assisting and supporting their children academically.
Rather than reward students
Submitted by Donna Moore Ramsey (not verified) on February 8, 2007 - 00:12.
Rather than reward students for grades, if we are going down that road, I would rather reward parents for their contributions to their students academic successes. This could include attendance at PTA meetings, parenting workshops, completing their GED or taking post secondary classes, graduating from college, working with their students on the week-ends, attending classes/seminars with their students, working as a teacher's aide one day a week, participating as a member of a parental group that designs/provides collaborative learning experiences for students that are community based.....I could go a step further and talk about establishing child care services in the libraries this would allow parents with the opportunity to assist and support their older children's academic activities after school and/or in the evenings/weekends. The parents in so many of our large, urban and small/rural areas are needy--financially and academically. They need assistance in assisting and supporting their children academically.