That's a big deal for kids, when they come into the kitchen and the teacher is drinking coffee with mom. They react differently on the next day when you say: 'Sit down and shut-up!'
Look, when I got in trouble in school I got in trouble at home. Now when kids get in trouble at school, the teacher gets in trouble. So the families are important.
Parents and teachers, learn to listen, then listen to learn from children.
If there is one thing educators can agree on, it's this: children do better in school when their parents get involved in their learning.
Teachers tell me that they'd like to work more closely with parents.
Behind the parents stands the school, and behind the teacher the home.
Helping out in your kid's classroom is a great way to get involved with your child's school.
Secondary school parents tell me that they are frustrated, that their teachers ignore them, their children don't give them much feedback because they are adolescents, they feel kind of out of the loop.
I think some parents now look at a youngster failing as the final thing. It's a process, and failure is part of the process. I would like it if the teacher and the parents would connect more. I think that used to be, but we're losing a little bit of that right now.
