Topics: Teaching Advice, Teaching Excellence, Parents, Culturally Responsive Teaching, Teaching with Equity
Topics: Teaching Advice, New Teacher, Technology, Parents, Distance Learning
Topics: Teaching Advice, Instructional Strategies, Educator Coaching, Parents, Student Engagement, Digital Resources
Topics: Teaching with Technology, Technology, Parents, Distance Learning, Digital Resources, teacher resources
Topics: Parents, Distance Learning, Digital Resources
The Importance of Building Parent-Teacher Relationships
My first year as a teacher, I was terrified of parents. Phone calls, emails- all communication with them terrified me. Looking back, my reasoning was limited: I was always afraid that if they were contacting me, it was because of something I did wrong. I taught at a well-known private school, and the stories about parents from veteran teachers in the building were elaborate and brutal.
A few years into my teaching tenure, I began to realize how incorrect my perception was. Sure, there were parents who wanted to challenge me, but in general, I found that parents were often my first line of action when I wanted to help, nudge, or connect on a different level with a student.
I went through some trial and error before understanding how to work with parents, and the following is what I’ve learned along the way...I share it in the hope that it will help you too:
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Topics: Teaching Excellence, Parents
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