Submitted by Erica (not verified) on January 30, 2008 - 14:20.
This is very interesting that you are required to make 5 phone calls a week. It seems like it must be time consuming, but I think it really is a good idea. This way you are constantly connected with the parents, and that leaves little room for confusion. Parents probaly like this too, because it provides a good time for them to voice any concerns that they may have. It also gives you the opportunity, like you said, to focus on the good things. Parent phone calls have been viewed for so long as a bad thing. Whenever a teacher calls home, they usually have bad news, and the child altimately gets in trouble. I currently am a substitute teacher, but when I have my own classroom I think that I will try to make several phone calls a week to touch base with parents.
This is very interesting
Submitted by Erica (not verified) on January 30, 2008 - 14:20.
This is very interesting that you are required to make 5 phone calls a week. It seems like it must be time consuming, but I think it really is a good idea. This way you are constantly connected with the parents, and that leaves little room for confusion. Parents probaly like this too, because it provides a good time for them to voice any concerns that they may have. It also gives you the opportunity, like you said, to focus on the good things. Parent phone calls have been viewed for so long as a bad thing. Whenever a teacher calls home, they usually have bad news, and the child altimately gets in trouble. I currently am a substitute teacher, but when I have my own classroom I think that I will try to make several phone calls a week to touch base with parents.