The following blog post presents important information from the online magazine CT mirror by Joseph Bentigvegna MD Sep 21, 2022 In a recent op-ed in the CTMirror, Andrew Feinstein criticizes the Parental Rights movement stating: “The movement has cut its teeth on spreading falsehoods: critical race theory is somehow a part of social emotional learning;Continue reading “Parents should have input in their children’s education”
The following blog post presents important information from the online magazine The74 by Beth Hawkins and published September 15, 2022. For all the headlines proclaiming and debunking reports of a national teacher shortage, few have picked up on the issue’s third rail: Educators qualified to teach students with disabilities have been in short supply forContinue reading “Yes, There’s a Shortage of Special Education Teachers. And That’s Nothing New”
The following blog post presents important information from the online magazine The74 by Chad Aldeman and published September 19, 2022. It’s a weird time to be having a national conversation about teacher shortages. Thanks in part to the surge of federal relief funds, schools have ambitious hiring plans — but they have been unable toContinue reading “On a per-student basis, School Staffing Levels are Hitting All-Time Highs”
The following blog post presents important information from the online magazine The74 by Alejandro Gibes de Gac and published September 14, 2022. The Department of Education’s recently released national test results revealed the pandemic’s devastating toll on student learning. Reading scores fell by the largest margin in more than three decades, and the greatest lossesContinue reading “Biggest Blind Spot in Education: Parents’ Role in Their Children’s Learning”
There are many reasons preventing consistent parent involvement. Some barriers may be seen as practical due to the lack of childcare, feeling exhausted after an eight-hour workday, or feeling that school involvement not being a priority. Sometimes the question may be as simple as “How will my involvement benefit me, the parent?” This is alsoContinue reading “A different perspective regarding parent involvement”
The start of the school year can be different and rewarding with the help of parent involvement. I am not talking about what you may have come to experience as occasional parent involvement in the form of visits to the school but active participation toward student success. Increasing parent involvement and creating a program thatContinue reading “How to prepare for the upcoming school year and increase parent involvement”
The following blog post presents important information from the online magazine Healthline and written by Jase Peeples on June 30, 2022. Other recent research sheds light on violence and harassment toward teachers and other school personnel during the pandemic. Published in March 2022, the study from the American Psychological Association (APA) Task Force on ViolenceContinue reading “School violence and it’s impact on educators”
We value things that are consistent with our expectations. For example, it is false to believe parents do not want to be involved in school and with teachers, but there has never been a setting or forum available to facilitate these encounters aside from parent-teacher conferences. The task is to challenge previously held beliefs toContinue reading “Schools most valuable resource is an engaged parent”
As noted in previous blog post, unlike parent-teacher conferences in one-on-one settings, teachers are asked to provide parents with “snapshots” of their children’s academic performances and behavior observations via E-mail, telephone, or direct parent contact outside of workshop groups. Again, this is to maintain student confidentiality. The goal is to maintain a consistent dialog withContinue reading “Discover the Power of Parent Involvement”
Leaving the task of teaching our children in the hands of schools and teachers limits the role parents can have educating their children. Teachers are passionate and committed artisans and pedagogical experts. They are often overworked and often underpaid, and despite this fact, they continue to produce well-rounded and gifted students. We entrust them withContinue reading “Resist Complacency”