Teachers are always wondering how they should interact with parents. I have a few thoughts on this issue.
*Always try to build a spirit of cooperation with the parents of your students. Get in touch with them at the beginning of the term and be sure that they know how to contact you by phone and email.
*Be sure parents know what your discipline plan is. If you are like me and have a discipline plan that is not like most other ones, parents have a right to know what you are doing.
*Answer parent contacts with you as soon as possible. Prompt answers show respect.
*NEVER expect parents to be able to improve the behavior of their child in your class. Parent contact should be done to notify parents of what their child is doing, not to have hope that they will be able to make a change in behavior. If you are counting on parents to help you with your classroom management, you will be in for a long, stressful term. If parents can help improve the behavior of a student, count that as a bonus. The days of being able to count on parents helping with classroom management are about over.
So if you cannot count on parents to help you solve your classroom management problems, what should you do? Stay tuned for the answers to that question. They will be coming soon...
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