@oliviamthomson@iskarob This is true! This way students feel like everything in their life is working together to help them grow rather than pulling them in two different directions #Educ330#theRents
@abigailcurran1 A6. One way you can make parents your partners is by including them in assignments! For English, you could do an assignment where parents have to send in something special to their student for the student to write about! #educ330#therents
@julia_r28@abigailcurran1 I also agree that consistency is the best/most important! If you can't depend on a parent/teacher to uphold their part of a student's education, it becomes very difficult to be positive about parent/teacher relationships & helping the student #educ330#therents
@iskarob Not only do I think students will be more engaged, I think they will place an overall higher importance on education which will lead to academic motivation in the future, regardless of their parents' involvement #educ330#therents
@annasauer415@ElisabethKlump1@iskarob I also think it is interesting to note here the effect of helicopter parenting! Sometimes when parents are too involved, it can result in rebellion from the student, which is the opposite of what involved parents want! #educ330#therents
@oliviamthomson@iskarob I agree with you on the definition! It could also be as simple as parents asking their child about something specific they learned at school or what is going on at school. Parents can also email teachers and just let them know they're doing a good job!
@annasauer415 A2. I like newsletters the best because I think it allows you to share the most important things going on in the classroom at the time- & it doesn't always need to be curriculum! If prom is coming up, talk about prom & how your class will work around it! #educ330#therents
@abigailcurran1@SchroederKarmen@annasauer415 I don't think people realize how much a student's home life affects their school life so if teachers take the time to get to know what's going on with students' home lives, I think it will really benefit the student as a whole individual