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"All men [individuals] know their children mean more than life."- Euripides (480-406 BC)
ReplyDelete69% of children live in a two parent family
How do you get parents involved that do not think school is important?
Ashley Stanton
"we learn about children through their families.
ReplyDeleteFact - by putting aside personal bias, you will see your children's realities clearly without blurring them with our valued judge.
Question - When is it appropriate to intervene?
Jessica Walker
"All men [individuals] know their children mean more than life."
ReplyDeleteToday across the US, neighborhoods are experiencing high population mobility, which lessens the possibilities of establishing any stable, long-lasting relationships.
How can a teacher help encourage those lasting relationships?
Ashlee Stuver
ReplyDeleteIn the Educate America Act of 1994 it says every school and home will engage in partnership..." How is this being measured?
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed people can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead
Research is early childhood education has shown that family and parental involvement are central to successful schooling experiences.
What do you think are some of the main problems faced by families today?
ReplyDelete"Every school and home will engage in partnerships that will increase parental involvement and participation in promoting the social, emotional, and academic growth of children."
Using community resources facilitates establishing collaborative experiences and promotes partnerships.
Amy Brendle
ReplyDeleteQuote: "Education for diversity cannot exist without including and considering families as a fundamental element in the lives of children." (p 373)
Fact: Results from research done by Miller Wackman, Nunnaly, and Miller confirm that in an interpersonal communication many more things are "said" through our gestures and movements and our tone of voice than by words alone."
(p. 401)
Question: What is your viewpoint about parents and families in the classroom? (p382)
Rita Hildebrand
ReplyDeleteQuote: "Evidence abounds throughout the literature regarding the impact of parent and family involvement in their children's successful performance." (Barrera & Warner, 2006; Berger 2007; Jung-Sook & Bowen, 2006)
Fact: Our perceptions and reactions are many times the hardest roadblock to overcome.
Question: How do you make your classroom so inviting that no parent could turn you down for parent involvement?
Nikki Cross
ReplyDeleteWhen a teacher is unfamiliar with a cultural group, it is important to know more about the families' cultures.
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."
-Margaret Mead
What do you do if you have a student with an unfamiliar cultural background and the parents are not willing to have this information shared?
Fact: Research in early childhood education has shown that family and parental involvement are central to successful schooling experiences.
ReplyDeleteQuote: "HOME IS THE FIRST CLASSROOM…" Boyer
Question: How do you gain the trust and support from families of different cultures who have had bad experiences with the school system?
Question: Would parents be more willing to participate in a childs education if they were involved more in the learning process?
ReplyDeleteQuote: "Education for diversity cannot exist without including and considering families as a fundamental element in the lives of children." (p 373)
Fact: Using community resources facilitates establishing collaborative experiences and promotes partnerships.
Taylor Cunningham
ReplyDeleteQuote: Creating the atmosphere for learning both in the classroom and at home is a necessary component of effective education.
Fact: Results from research done by Miller Wackman, Nunnaly, and Miller confirm that in an interpersonal communication many more things are "said" through our gestures and movements and our tone of voice than by words alone.
Question: How do you get parents involved that do not believe in doing any kind of school work at home?
Quote: "Research in early childhood education has shown that family and parental involvement are central to successful schooling experiences."
ReplyDeleteFact: Intervention consists of any special efforts done to assist the child who may not be performing to his or her potential.
Question: What are some ways to get the whole family, including siblings, involved in the child's learning
Fact: 4% of students are not living with either of their birth parents.
ReplyDeleteQuote: "Every school and home will engage in partnerships that will increase parental involvement and participation in promoting the social, emotional, and academic growth of children."
Question: How do you build trust with the families of your students?
Quote: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." -Margaret Mead
ReplyDeleteFact: Family patterns and routines have drastically changed, forcing parents and children to depend more and more on the schools. 69% of children come from two-parent familes, 22% live with mothers only, 4% live with fathers only, and 4% live with neither parent (Federal Interagency Forum on Chilren and Family Statistics, 2005.
Question: How can teachers and administration get the community to be more supportive in collaborating with schools and education?
Quote: "All men [individuals] know their children mean more than life."
ReplyDelete"Home is the first classroom."
"Caminante, no hay camino. Se hace camino al andar [ Traveler, there is no road. You blaze it as you go.]"
Fact: Information about a family that teachers should keep is: data about the family, written communication from and between the family and teacher, photographs of home, school, and classroom activities, notes from telephone conferences, family referrals, and samples of projects done by families.
Question: What is your viewpoint about parents and families in the classroom?
Question: How does a teach begin to build trust with the families of their students?
ReplyDeleteQuote: "All men know their children mean more than life."
-Euripides
Fact: Multicultural programs cannot exist without the support of the families and communities surrounding them. This is called collaborative efforts.
Quote: "Relationships between the young children and family members are essential for positive development." (p373)
ReplyDeleteFact: Working with children from a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds underlines the need to know more about their families' cultures.
Question: When working with a child who has divorced parents, how do you ensure that both parents are involved with the child's learning?
Quote: "A multicultural classroom enviornment welcomes families and parents of all children."
ReplyDeleteFact: Family routines contribute to the passage of cultural values and heritage.
Question: How well do I know my families in the community?
Quote: "All men]individuals] know thier children mean more than life."
ReplyDeleteFact: Intervention consists of any special efforts done to assist the child who may not be performing to his or her potential.
Question: What are some ways you could develop family support for your multicultural programs?
Quote: "To develop relationships of mutual trust and create partnerships with the families we serve."
ReplyDeleteQuestion: How can we help a child whose family does not want to get involved with the student's education?
Fact: Intervention consists of any special efforts done to assist the child who may not be performing to his or her potential.
Emily Murdock
ReplyDeleteFact:
Results from research done by Miller Wackman, Nunnaly, and Miller, confirm that in an interpersonal communication, many more things are "said" through our gestures and movements and our tone of voice than by words alone: 'oral, verbal messages account for only 7% of the input; vocal and tonal messages account for 38%; visual messages account for 55%.'
Quote:
"Planning a multicultural program cannot take place devoid of the community."
Question:
What are some of your beliefs about the concept of family?
F~Percentages of children and their parental types: Two-parent families 69%
ReplyDeleteLiving w mom only 22%
Living w dad only 4%
Living w neither parent 4%
Q~What if the students home life, whether it be mom, dad, both or neither, dont want to participate in the importance of family involvement in the classroom?
Quote~"Family routines contribute to the passage of cultural values and heritage.
Question: What are some ways to get parents that are not normally involved to be involved with their children's schooling?
ReplyDeleteQuote: "Never doubt that a small grouo of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." pg409
Fact: communication is a process that involves sending and receiving message. pg 397
melody Ellsworth
ReplyDeletequestion: what does collaboration mean?
quote: "all men know their children mean more than life." - Curipides pg.367
fact: good communication is the key to any successful relationship.
Quote: Traveler, there is no road. You blaze it as you go.
ReplyDeleteFact: In 2005, 69% of children lived in a two parent household.
Question: What are the programs and organizations helping the St. Joseph School Districts?