The Home-School Team: An Emphasis on Parent Involvement
Children learn best when the significant adults in their lives support them
School - Community - Parents
Strong partnership between schools and families to educate children
same standards at home and at school.
Relationships have fallen by the wayside
No time to meet (parents - teachers)
Society has created artificial distinctions about the roles that parents and teachers should play
misunderstanding, mistrust, and a lack of respect
Schools: academic, home: moral and emotional
Children don't stop learning about values and relationships
They observe how the significant adults in their lives treat one another
It helps shape them
Extraordinary efforts to build strong relationships between families and educators
Schools have to reach out to families
Families have to make a commitment of time and energy
A Starting Point
Better lines of Communication
A Wide Variety of Points
In affluent communities, there is lack of respect and trust, so private schools are chosen
Create opportunities where parents and teachers can learn that they both have children's best interests at heart
The communities in which we are involved tend to start with relatively poor relationships between schools and families
Participation on school-based planning and management teams gives parents a chance to learn about the school
Parents can be involved in schools in many roles
Parents go to their schools and observe, learning about what their children and their children's teachers are doing.
The hectic pace of modern life can make this kind of involvement seem out of reach for many parents
Parents and staff work together in respectful and mutually supportive ways, creating an environment in which understanding, trust, and respect can flourish
Some interactions should be face to face
Technology can allow educators and parents to be linked into a sturdier web of mutual support than ever before
It is vital for parents and teachers to communicate effectively with one another
Lifelong learning is rapidly becoming a requirement for success in the modern world