During the Summer Break, Cannon County Director Of Schools Barbara Parkerin her Inside Cannon Schools weekly series highlights an article from the
pta.org series.
This week the segment examines 10 things parents wish schools and teachers
would do.
The list includes the following wishes:
Build children’s self-esteem by using praise generously and avoiding
ridicule and negative public criticism.
Get to know each child’s needs, interests, and special talents, as well as
the way each child learns best.
Communicate often and openly with parents, contacting them early about
academic or behavioral problems and being candid, rather than defensive,
when discussing these problems.
Regularly assign homework that helps children learn, and advise parents
how they can work with their children on this homework.
Set high academic standards, expecting all children to learn and helping
them do so.
Care about children, since children learn best when taught by warm,
friendly, caring, and enthusiastic teachers.
Treat all children fairly and do not play favorites.
Enforce a positive discipline code based on clear and fair rules that are
established at the beginning of each school year; reinforce positive
behavior rather than punish negative behavior.
Vary teaching methods and make learning fun.
Encourage parent participation by reaching out to involve parents in their
children’s education, showing them how they can help their children at
home, and remembering that parents want to work with teachers to help
their children do their best.
This list also stresses the importance of the relationship between the
student, their parents and their teachers.
