Sunday, June 21, 2009

Chapter 6: Partners in Learning: Parents, Families, and the Community

Parents, families, and the community are partners in learning and the ever-changing family structure influences parent involvement. To continue to have parents involved in their children's education, the federal government continues to enforce the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and family-centered programs have been established to help strengthen family units. Parent involvement establishes a better relationship with teachers. As it states in the INTASC standard 10:

The teacher fosters relationships with school colleagues, parents,
and agencies in the larger community to support students' learning
and well-being.

Teachers who know their student's family structure and continue to encourage their involvment in their education will most likely have the student improve in academics.
The community can be greatly involved with schools as collaborators, advocates, volunteers, and communicators to further address the need of parental involvement.

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