Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Parental Support: week 6
Parents Aren't Necessary for Students to Learn was an article on Edutopia that I happened to stumble upon as I was checking my feedly account this week. It struck pretty close to home as I believe it will for most who read it. I know that I have been that teacher who has complained about poor parental support in the classroom and I have also been there and listened to fellow colleagues do the same thing. This article makes it very clear that we need to have a movement to a more realistic avenue. I really liked how the article states that it wasn't the parents who went through the training, schooling and professionalism courses to teach their children. WE DID. It is our job to teach the students we are given no matter what the circumstances. "If we believe that every student can learn" then we need to make that happen as professionals who chose this career path. The only words I can truly say after reading this article are "Wow...amazing". It put things back into perspective for me and got me geared up to start a brand new school year with a new outlook.
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Our district is big into Professional Learning Communities and have hosted both the Dufour's and Mike Mattos in our district. If a teacher doesn't realize they are one of many players on a team (parents being a vital part), that teacher cannot and will not be successful in the long haul. This is the second very interesting article written by Ben Johnson. I think we should all keep watch over his posts.
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