Submitted by A.G. (not verified) on October 17, 2007 - 14:03.
I think we need more parent involvement in school but I don't think that giving them homework is the way to go. One of the things that I think does help is students having folders that they take home on a daily basis and parents are to sign the folder every night. This is a step in the correct direction, but I think we need to go even farther.
We need to try to draw parents in however possible. We can try talking to parents when they drop off and pick up their children and try to touch base on a regular basis and tell the parents how their children are doing and always including something positive about their child. These can be done in addition to what many teachers already do.
We need to remember that parents have as much to do as many of us teachers do. They have families to take care of as well as jobs and many times there is just not enough hours in the day.
I think we need more parent
Submitted by A.G. (not verified) on October 17, 2007 - 14:03.
I think we need more parent involvement in school but I don't think that giving them homework is the way to go. One of the things that I think does help is students having folders that they take home on a daily basis and parents are to sign the folder every night. This is a step in the correct direction, but I think we need to go even farther.
We need to try to draw parents in however possible. We can try talking to parents when they drop off and pick up their children and try to touch base on a regular basis and tell the parents how their children are doing and always including something positive about their child. These can be done in addition to what many teachers already do.
We need to remember that parents have as much to do as many of us teachers do. They have families to take care of as well as jobs and many times there is just not enough hours in the day.