by Krista Going
Home-school connection does just that in connecting the school life to the home life and is an important aspect of teaching. This connection is more than just letters home to parents or guardians and the once or twice a year conferences, rather it is about regular phone calls home, parent or guardian signatures on any and all work that is less than satisfactory, and continually keeping the home updated on what is going on with the student both academically and socially.
In all my teaching classes and throughout my in-school observing and teaching, I have rarely been taught the importance of the home-school connection until this semester. Home-school connection was one of the sections that was a requirement for our unit in which we had to describe how we would achieve a home-school connection while teaching our two week unit. Even while writing this section, my partner and I took it to mean a letter home in encouraging parents or guardians to practice origami, which was one of our tools in teaching and reinforcing the concepts of geometry. It was not until our two weeks of full time, as we taught our unit, that I really realized what home-school connection meant.
Our cooperating teacher is very big on the home-school connection in keeping parents up to date. If a grade is received on a test that is less than a 70 then it requires a parent signature. If a homework assignment is missed then the student either pulls his/her name from the card box and a parent is called during the class to notify of the missed assignment or a ‘missed homework pass’ is sent home with the student to be returned the next day signed by a parent. I think getting a parent’s signature on poor grades and missed homework is a great way to keep parents notified on how students are progressing and the work they are doing as a signature ensures the parents are aware.
My cooperating teacher will also call home to talk to the parents about a student’s behavior, whether good or bad. This particular aspect of home-school connection was what really helped me to realize that importance of a good relation between the teacher and the home of a student as it was demonstrated during our two week unit. One particular student has disruptive behaviors in calling out, being talkative, and/or rudeness and the teacher called home after a particularly bad day with this student. The next day we saw a complete 180° in the student’s behavior and after two days of good behavior and participation during the lesson our cooperating teacher called home again to compliment on the student’s good behavior.
I think calling home for good and bad behavior is a great way to not only keep the parents notified but it is also a very effective way to create a change. When the punishment for bad behavior and the acknowledgement of good behavior comes from both home and school and the two work together, the effect is much greater. Also, calling home for both good and bad reasons allows parents to be more willing to listen and help rather than scared to take a call or ignore one because all calls from the school are negative. Calling for positive and negative reasons keeps the lines of communication open and is a major aspect of home-school connection.
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
5 comments:
by Amanda Gramcko
I also recognize the importance of home-school connections in teaching. For our unit, we invited parents to come in and see their children's completed projects. It was very interesting to see that the parents who came were those whose children put a lot of effort into their projects. These projects were probably supervised or at least asked about by these parents that were coming into class. This made the children responsible to not only their teacher and their peers, but also to their parents. The students that knew their parents were coming in were also eager to present their projects. Parents have a huge role in encouraging and enabling good work from their children.
A teacher should never demphasize the impact a parent makes in the education of a student. We might see a change in the effort put forth by students if they knew their parents were actively involved in their education.
Hi !.
You may , perhaps curious to know how one can manage to receive high yields .
There is no initial capital needed You may commense to receive yields with as small sum of money as 20-100 dollars.
AimTrust is what you need
AimTrust incorporates an offshore structure with advanced asset management technologies in production and delivery of pipes for oil and gas.
It is based in Panama with affiliates everywhere: In USA, Canada, Cyprus.
Do you want to become a happy investor?
That`s your choice That`s what you really need!
I feel good, I started to take up income with the help of this company,
and I invite you to do the same. It`s all about how to choose a proper partner utilizes your savings in a right way - that`s it!.
I make 2G daily, and what I started with was a funny sum of 500 bucks!
It`s easy to join , just click this link http://haxokitume.1accesshost.com/katihi.html
and go! Let`s take this option together to get rid of nastiness of the life
Hello !.
You re, I guess , probably curious to know how one can manage to receive high yields .
There is no need to invest much at first. You may commense to receive yields with as small sum of money as 20-100 dollars.
AimTrust is what you need
AimTrust represents an offshore structure with advanced asset management technologies in production and delivery of pipes for oil and gas.
It is based in Panama with structures everywhere: In USA, Canada, Cyprus.
Do you want to become really rich in short time?
That`s your chance That`s what you really need!
I`m happy and lucky, I began to take up real money with the help of this company,
and I invite you to do the same. It`s all about how to choose a proper partner who uses your savings in a right way - that`s AimTrust!.
I earn US$2,000 per day, and what I started with was a funny sum of 500 bucks!
It`s easy to join , just click this link http://ododinaxe.s-enterprize.com/ucacydi.html
and go! Let`s take our chance together to get rid of nastiness of the life
Good day !.
might , probably curious to know how one can make real money .
There is no initial capital needed You may begin to receive yields with as small sum of money as 20-100 dollars.
AimTrust is what you thought of all the time
The company incorporates an offshore structure with advanced asset management technologies in production and delivery of pipes for oil and gas.
It is based in Panama with affiliates around the world.
Do you want to become an affluent person?
That`s your chance That`s what you really need!
I`m happy and lucky, I started to get income with the help of this company,
and I invite you to do the same. If it gets down to select a proper companion who uses your money in a right way - that`s it!.
I take now up to 2G every day, and what I started with was a funny sum of 500 bucks!
It`s easy to start , just click this link http://ogibusap.freehostyou.com/vucode.html
and lucky you`re! Let`s take this option together to feel the smell of real money
Good day !.
might , probably very interested to know how one can collect a huge starting capital .
There is no need to invest much at first. You may start to get income with as small sum of money as 20-100 dollars.
AimTrust is what you need
The company represents an offshore structure with advanced asset management technologies in production and delivery of pipes for oil and gas.
Its head office is in Panama with structures around the world.
Do you want to become really rich in short time?
That`s your choice That`s what you desire!
I`m happy and lucky, I started to get income with the help of this company,
and I invite you to do the same. If it gets down to choose a correct companion utilizes your savings in a right way - that`s AimTrust!.
I take now up to 2G every day, and my first deposit was 1 grand only!
It`s easy to get involved , just click this link http://exyqysane.wtcsites.com/utybev.html
and lucky you`re! Let`s take our chance together to get rid of nastiness of the life
Post a Comment