The most valuable resource is an engaged and invested parent. Therefore, we are always looking for ways to eliminate barriers to parent involvement, and in certain instances, this may mean that some parents require childcare while participating in workshops. If you are faced with this circumstance, you are asked to secure a nearby classroom, eitherContinue reading “Schools most valuable resource is an engaged parent”
As previously noted, 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 with parents, focusing onContinue reading “Important discoveries”
Workshop #2 is where you share facts about yourself, including why you chose to be a teacher, your teaching experience, your passion, and how parental involvement can make you a more effective teacher. Identify and share things you have in common, your teaching objectives, student learning outcomes, and how you are evaluated. Identify the steadyContinue reading “More unpacking”
Parents have signed up and agreed to take the 10-week challenge and agreed to the start date and time. Your ultimate purpose is to build a community with the strength of its foundation being parent involvement. Therefore, as parents buy-in and offer their consent, you should gather information as this will be an essential sourceContinue reading “The big deal unpacked”
To demonstrate the growing popularity of the Togetr4Success blog, our first blog post was on June 5, 2022, and as of today, the blog post has received 582 views, and the site has received 140 visitors. Isincerely value your feedback and comments which continue to inspire and motivate me. I have received questions about theContinue reading “What’s the big deal with the 10-week challenge and what’s in it for me?”
This blog post is directed to schools and teachers. However, parents actively follow and read my blogs, making it easy for schools, teachers, and parents to work together. Working smarter, not harder, means prioritizing parent involvement in a relentless effort to leverage their influence as you transition to classroom teaching. Students have lost two yearsContinue reading “Working Smarter, not Harder.”
My summer school memories are a mix of blurred moments of riding in a hot yellow school bus and staring in misery at other students in the class. No one, including the teacher, wanted to be in a hot class while others enjoyed their summer at the beach. Summer school felt less like school andContinue reading “When your kids attend summer school.”
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”
As little as one day per week visit with your child’s teachers can make a big difference and have a lasting impact on your child. You don’t have to wait for an invitation from the school. Start by initiating contact in person and asking how you can get involved. You can begin by thinking aboutContinue reading “Parents can have a powerful impact on their children’s future. This is How.”
Parents who are teachers and teachers who are parents are one in the same. We celebrate two important occasions culminating in a much-deserved three-day weekend. Father’s Day is a holiday honoring fatherhood and parental bonds as well as the influence of fathers in society. Juneteenth (National Independence Day) is a federal and state holiday inContinue reading “Fathers Day, Juneteenth. Ending the school year celebrating great holidays”