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Barriers to & Benefits of Fixing Parental Engagement Continued…
Parents want to be involved in their children’s education. Most of the time, the parents who are not involved have some sort of barrier rather than a lack of desire. Let’s take a look at…
The Barriers to Parental Involvement and the Benefits of Fixing It
In order to have the best running school and see the most success for any student, schools and families have to work together. So, even though parents, teachers, and administration know this, why so often…
The power of a phone call. Calling parents is EFFECTIVE!
So don’t make an idle threat of saying, “I’m gon’ call your parents.” Just do it and call the parent. That phone call has power. It can build a relationship and motivate students. In other…
Parent Communication IS Instructional Support
Many states evaluate schools, administrators, and teachers on communication. Since the parent is the school’s customer, I agree with this evaluation criterion. More importantly, communication is the first step in partnering with parents to significantly…