Sunday, December 16, 2007
Friday, December 14, 2007
Parent Involvement...
I have two children who attend school. My daughter is in pre-school and my son is a first grader at a local charter school. My daughter's preschool mandates that a parent help out in the classroom once a month. I love this, I look forward to it every month. I get to see first hand what she is talking about, their daily routine, and her friends. This gives me great tools as a parent to encourage her at home. I know what they are working on, which friend she is talking about, and what questions to ask. Without involvement I would rely on just her recount of the happenings at school. At my sons school it is not required but I go in once a month for the same reasons listed above. This has given me enormous insight into his teacher and classroom.
I feel that it is critical to get parents involved in my classroom. They can be my advocate at home when their child might be struggling with a concept, or just to get their homework done! I will do everything possible to allow parents to come into my classroom. I will send written invitations, and verbal ones. Creating a warm and thankful environment when they do come is so important to the students and the parent! This teaches the students to respect and appreciate parents who come in and also helps the parent to feel comfortable! I will allow parents to work one on one with a child who might be struggling with something, or in a group setting helping the students with a project, or cutting and pasting! The task isn't important, the involvement is! It lets the students know that their parents care. A successful education is one that involves parents!
I feel that it is critical to get parents involved in my classroom. They can be my advocate at home when their child might be struggling with a concept, or just to get their homework done! I will do everything possible to allow parents to come into my classroom. I will send written invitations, and verbal ones. Creating a warm and thankful environment when they do come is so important to the students and the parent! This teaches the students to respect and appreciate parents who come in and also helps the parent to feel comfortable! I will allow parents to work one on one with a child who might be struggling with something, or in a group setting helping the students with a project, or cutting and pasting! The task isn't important, the involvement is! It lets the students know that their parents care. A successful education is one that involves parents!
Educational Alternatives...
I think that charter schools and essential schools are right on target. The schools are smaller in size which allows for more personal learning and attention from the teacher. I like the concept of personalized academic achievement, this gives the student and his/her parents some control on were the student is heading in the future. Charter schools allow for more parent involvement in the running of their school. This creates the need for parents to become more involved, which directly affects test score!
My son attends a charter school here in Greeley. So far we have been so impressed with his education. We like the fact that the teachers have a lot more responsibility in the classroom. They pick out their own curriculum and lesson plans. I like this because I feel like my sons teacher knows his learning style better than the administration. His teacher is in the classroom every day and know what works and doesn't. Also, each teacher is evaluated every year, this keeps the teachers motivated! As a parent I have a voice in the decisions that the school makes, collectively as parents we steer our school in the direction we want it to go. A charter school involves a lot more parent involvement which I think directly affects test scores. If the nation wants it's students to do better, get the parents involved, mandate it! Another benefit of a charter or essential school is the class size. My son has 21 kids in his class compared to at least 32 in district six. Smaller class size allows the teacher more opportunities for one on one learning. Smaller class size and parent involvment spell sucess to me!
My son attends a charter school here in Greeley. So far we have been so impressed with his education. We like the fact that the teachers have a lot more responsibility in the classroom. They pick out their own curriculum and lesson plans. I like this because I feel like my sons teacher knows his learning style better than the administration. His teacher is in the classroom every day and know what works and doesn't. Also, each teacher is evaluated every year, this keeps the teachers motivated! As a parent I have a voice in the decisions that the school makes, collectively as parents we steer our school in the direction we want it to go. A charter school involves a lot more parent involvement which I think directly affects test scores. If the nation wants it's students to do better, get the parents involved, mandate it! Another benefit of a charter or essential school is the class size. My son has 21 kids in his class compared to at least 32 in district six. Smaller class size allows the teacher more opportunities for one on one learning. Smaller class size and parent involvment spell sucess to me!
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Classroom Management!!!!
I am very blessed to be a mother of three wonderful children ages 6 years to 18 months. My life experiences as a mother will greatly benefit me in a classroom setting. Every day I am faced with the chance to build positive relationships with my children. I have been blessed by God and am able to stay at home with my children. This has given me lots of opportunities to practice skills that help resolve conflict! I know exactly what buttons my kids can push to make me upset (and so do they!). In knowing myself, I am better able to diffuse the conflict peacefully, than become negative. I don't always succeed, but I do try! Each of my children are different, and I know that in a classroom setting I will have many more students! The point is that since every one of my children is different I have had first hand experience dealing with different personalities. It is imperative to figure out the learning styles and personality traits that they each posses. I have tried various methods to handling negative situations and reinforcing positive behavior. I know that when I treat them with respect and make it a community instead of a mommy dictatorship, they respond so much better! Experience is the bottom line for me, since I am around children every day and have been for six years, it has given me great insight into myself as a teacher and mother.
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