[NIFL-FAMILY:821] RE: Concern about federal support for

From: Sylvan Rainwater (sylvan@cccchs.org)
Date: Thu Feb 28 2002 - 14:54:57 EST


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At 09:40 PM 02/27/2002 -0500, Ted Rohling wrote:
><SNIP>
> >From my experience as the father of six children who went through public and
>private institutions, I have found that a lot of the teachers did not want
>us around very much.  They had very little preparation to work with the
>family, other than to suggest that our children were learning disabled.(A
>little tongue in cheek here, but not very far in the cheek).
><SNIP>


When I did a web search on "parent involvement" what I found was a lot of 
information about how important it is for parents to work with children who 
have learning disabilities. That was about all I found. In many schools, 
the parent-teacher organizations seem to focus strictly on funding.

Where in all of this is the typical parent who wants to be involved in the 
education of their child?


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Sylvan Rainwater  .  sylvan@cccchs.org
Adult Education Teacher and Family Literacy Program Manager
Clackamas County Children's Commission  .  Oregon City, OR USA



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