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Special Words that TEACHERS Would
Like to Say to PARENTS |
- Be enthusiastic about learning
- Come to meetings/conferences
Ask questions; share ideas
- Make time for your child
Don't act helpless
- Be considerate
- Give me support
Don't put me down behind my back
- Talk up the importance of education
Be an example: read, turn off the TV
- Remember, homework is your child's job - not
yours
- Step up to your responsibilities/don't put them
off. Don't wait for the problem to get worse
before you talk with me
Help me inspire your child
- Hold high, realistic standards for your child
Be consistent in upholding and enforcing what
you believe
- Realize that I have to work with many children,
not just yours
- Believe in my caring and ability to do right by
your child.
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Special Words that PARENTS Would
Like to Say to TEACHERS |
- Pay attention to my child as an individual
- Be fair to my child
- Pay attention to me: don't let me feel small and
insignificant
Talk to me in a language I understand
- Hold high, realistic standards for my child and make
them fair and clear
Don't put my child down
- Come to conferences prepared
Tell me what I need to know to do the job I have
to do
- Be upbeat: your mood influences our child at home
just as my child brings my mood into your classroom
Send consistent messages, about homework so that
we know what to expect
- See me as a partner
Listen to me: keep the school door open
- Believe in my caring and ability to do right by my child.
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