How Can I Use Two-Way Notebooks to Communicate with my Students’ Parents?
A two-way notebook is a spiral notebook that travels from school to home and back with both teacher and parent observations/comments. It can be a very effective way to communicate with highly concerned parents.
This type of communication can take significant teacher time. Teachers may opt to use the two-way notebook only in special […]
How Can I Respond to Parents Who Seem Indifferent?
An “Indifferent” Parent is one who may be unresponsive or often absent. There are multiple reasons for a parent to demonstrate a lack of involvement; however, not caring about the student is not one of them. This parent may have had a bad educational experience themself, may feel inadequate to help out, may […]
Partnering with Parents
The other day as I watched a parent and a teacher communicate at a conference, I observed what came across as distrust, and possibly even some hostility. The parent was demanding and the teacher didn’t have the time to give the answers that the parent needed. I wondered about how this strained relationship […]
