Monday, January 25, 2010
Articles for Parents & Community
The articles listed here are great! In fact, I emailed three articles to my seventh grade parents - Advocating for Young Adolescent Learners in the 21st Century, Technology Tips for Parents, and Health and Young Adolescents. It's great these articles are available to us as educators and yes, we should be reading these. But I also think it's important for parents to read these as well. And yes, I forwarded them to my colleagues here in the middle school, too. Much of what I read - I have read before but they were worthwhile having the refresher. Overall, our students need to know that there is a team there for them in middle school - teachers, family, and community.
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Parents are desperate for information about their youngsters...especially when they (their kids!) hit middle school. Not that there isn't a lot of information out there...but knowing about it is another thing.
ReplyDeleteAnd Doretta, you are exactly right about taking the responsibility for being the "expert" about young adolescents for parents. You are the expert...and parents expect you to give them the information and insights you have.
Obviously an important part of teaching in the middle school.