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From: Virginia Tardaewether <tarv@exchange.chemeketa.edu>
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Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:1000] Re: Parents as first teachers (long)
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I think that many teachers are not comfortable having parents (or any other
adult) in their classrooms. Parental involvement may be a teaching style
issue.
I know even at the community college level where students are adults, my
peers often are uncomfortable having other staff visit their classrooms.
Why is that anyway?
Va
Virginia Tardaewether
Chemeketa {Place of Peace}
Outreach Instructor
Dallas, OR 97338
tarv@chemeketa.edu
503-316-3242
-----Original Message-----
From: tom zurinskas [mailto:tzurinskas@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 11:42 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:997] Re: Parents as first teachers (long)
Regarding parental envolvement in kids education.
There was recently a special on CBS, I think, about
DOD schools. The Pentagon runs over 200 schools. The
kids are doing great. The big difference is parental
envolvement. The soldier parents are encouraged to
come in and work with their kids. Minorities are more
than amply represented. Some parents prefer to live
in base housing rather than build up equity so their
kids can attend these schools. The principal of one
school said any school system could envolve parents.
The parents said that public schools not only don't do
it, but some actually discourage parental envolvement.
DOD does spend 15% more on average on their schools.
tz
--- SEPerkins@aol.com wrote:
> Sylvan has the ability to express my point of view
> as well or better than I can.
>
> I agree wholeheartedly with the undertanding that
> working with parents as the child's first and most
> important teacher; giving parents' encouragement,
> information, resources; and respecting their role
> and their challenges in raising their children is
> critical. The goal of family literacy is, afterall,
> to make "sustainable changes in a family."
>
> No educator or administrator can achieve this goal.
> Parents cannot be expected to achieve this goal by
> themselves. We must join with parents, service
> providers and community members to ensure continuous
> quality care of our most precious resource, the
> children of this country. No one person can do it
> alone.
>
> Sylvan, thank you for sharing your personal
> experience and the awareness you gained with all of
> us.
>
> Susan E. Perkins
> NYS Council on Children and Families
>
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