Parent Involvement

I believe parent/guardian involvment is very important. Not only does it show the parent/guardian how their student is doing but it also allows positive feedback for the students. If the parent/guardian is involved it shows the student that they care about what they are doing. If students see that their parent/guardian cares about what they are doing in school the student will want to keep going to well and take it home to show their parent/guardian.

There are different ways to involve parents/guardians. One way is to have my classroom open for them to come in and see what goes on. If the parent/guardian knows they are welcome in the classroom it shows them the teacher not only cares about the parent being involved but also the teacher is willing to work with the student and parent in any way he/she can. Another way to involve the parent/guardian is to send home weekly or monthly newsletters. Sending home newsletters lets the parent/guardian know what is going on in the classroom. It tells the parent what projects we will be doing, when test are, and also homework.

Keeping parents/guardians involved makes for a better class flow and parent/teacher involvment.