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Some Parents Feel: It cannot be stressed enough that the school is entering into a partnership, and that the parents with whom this partnership is to be formed have their own opinions and feelings, which need into account. Teachers will find it possible to devise a set of guidelines for use by parents which they can feel perfectly confident about sharing. In our experience, though, there are one or two temptations to beware of One is to make your advice to parents much too complex, because of anxiety about parents getting it 'wrong'.
Although most parents are willing to make Some parents feel kind of comment, they do need constant encouragement, otherwise they just leave a blank space, or simply write: 'Liked the book'. However, I feel any comment is valuable and an indication of parental support. I try to convey to parents how helpful their comments are, even if they feel rather negative towards a book: 'I think the words of this book are too difficult for R. to understand.'
A school's first task is to create the right forum for opening a dialogue between parents and teachers. The first contacts your school makes with parents should be carefully considered, since parents' attitudes are bound to be influenced by the way they hear from the school about PACT. If the first letter home (see chapter 4, pages 32-3) makes them feel thaFlHe schooT really wants their help, because it sees this as valuable to their child's educational development, parents are usually pleased and interested, and look forward to hearing more. |
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