{"id":11,"date":"2007-05-07T12:38:00","date_gmt":"2007-05-07T07:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/attalim.ekhwan.com\/index.php\/2007\/05\/07\/getting-parents-involved\/"},"modified":"2007-05-07T12:38:00","modified_gmt":"2007-05-07T07:08:00","slug":"getting-parents-involved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/taalim.ekhwan.com\/index.php\/2007\/05\/07\/getting-parents-involved\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Parents Involved"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-family:Century Schoolbook, Book Antiqua, Bookman Old Style;font-size:85%;\">by          Tom Hobart<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family:Century Schoolbook, Book Antiqua, Bookman Old Style;font-size:85%;\">Used with permission from NYSUT&#8217;s <i>The Bottom Line,<\/i> January 27,          1999<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">       <\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:Century Schoolbook, Book Antiqua, Bookman Old Style;font-size:85%;\">Teachers          have long known &#8211; and research confirms &#8211; that when parents are involved          in their children&#8217;s education, the children do better in school.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">       <\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:Century Schoolbook, Book Antiqua, Bookman Old Style;font-size:85%;\">It&#8217;s          as important today as ever, but the changing family structure (both parents          working, one-parent families, step families, etc.) often make it more          difficult than in past generations for parents to become involved. the          challenge for us is to encourage the parents (or guardians or grandparents)          of the children we teach to show a real interest in their kid&#8217;s school          work and activities. Here are some ideas you might want to suggest at          your next round of parent-teacher conferences or at a school open house.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">       <\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:Century Schoolbook, Book Antiqua, Bookman Old Style;font-size:85%;\">Establish          a routine at home that gives your child an opportunity to share with you          what they are doing in school. It might be tough at first to get the kids          to open up, and it shouldn&#8217;t be an inquisition. By making it a part of          every day, you will make the point that school is important and that you          are interested in what goes on there.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">       <\/div>\n<div style=\"float: right;margin: 3px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1603832936106174\";\ngoogle_alternate_color = \"FFFFFF\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 125;\ngoogle_ad_height = 125;\ngoogle_ad_format = \"125x125_as\";\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\ngoogle_ad_channel =\"\";\ngoogle_color_border = \"\";\ngoogle_color_link = \"\";\ngoogle_color_bg = \"\";\ngoogle_color_text = \"\";\ngoogle_color_url = \"\";\ngoogle_ui_features = \"rc:6\";\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/div><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:Century Schoolbook, Book Antiqua, Bookman Old Style;font-size:85%;\">Attend          as many school events &#8211; sports, concerts, plays, open houses, even an          occasional school board meeting &#8211; as you possibly can. If this means sometimes          rearranging you business or social calendar, it&#8217;s part of your responsibility          as parents.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">       <\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:Century Schoolbook, Book Antiqua, Bookman Old Style;font-size:85%;\">Call          your child&#8217;s teachers once in awhile, just to ask how things are going.          The teacher will appreciate your interest and you will have opened an          important line of communication. Together, you may be able to head off          future problems.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">       <\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:Century Schoolbook, Book Antiqua, Bookman Old Style;font-size:85%;\">To the          best of your ability, assure that your child goes to school each day ready          to learn. That includes having homework completed, the necessary materials,          sufficient sleep and nourishment, and the knowledge that you consider          school a top priority in your child&#8217;s life.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">       <\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:Century Schoolbook, Book Antiqua, Bookman Old Style;font-size:85%;\">Read          with your child as early in her or his life and as often as possible.          he availability of books, magazines, and newspapers in your home not only          provides material for your child to read, but also says, &#8220;Reading          is an important activity in this family.&#8221; Nothing is more important          to a person&#8217;s lifetime ability to learn and grow than reading. Don&#8217;t allow          television to take the place of reading, in general, or homework, in particular.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">       <\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:Century Schoolbook, Book Antiqua, Bookman Old Style;font-size:85%;\">One          of the most serious obstacles to learning in a classroom is a lack of          students&#8217; self discipline and respect for others. If your child exhibits          such tendencies at home, address the situation, immediately. Insist on          appropriate behavior. If the child is unresponsive seek professional advice.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">       <\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:Century Schoolbook, Book Antiqua, Bookman Old Style;font-size:85%;\">I&#8217;m          sure you can think of many more ways parents can help their children in          school. Don&#8217;t keep them to yourself. Share with colleagues ideas that          have worked for you. Most important, share them with parents.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">       <\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:Century Schoolbook, Book Antiqua, Bookman Old Style;font-size:85%;\">The          parent -teacher partnership is critical for a child&#8217;s success.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Tom HobartUsed with permission from NYSUT&#8217;s The Bottom Line, January 27, 1999 Teachers have long known &#8211; and research confirms &#8211; that when parents are involved in their children&#8217;s education, the children do better in school. It&#8217;s as important today as ever, but the changing family structure (both parents working, one-parent families, step families, &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/taalim.ekhwan.com\/index.php\/2007\/05\/07\/getting-parents-involved\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Getting Parents Involved<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,5,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-discipline","category-parenting","category-teachers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/taalim.ekhwan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/taalim.ekhwan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/taalim.ekhwan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/taalim.ekhwan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/taalim.ekhwan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/taalim.ekhwan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/taalim.ekhwan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/taalim.ekhwan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/taalim.ekhwan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}