The most successful relationships between families and educators are rooted in routine exchanges that go beyond periodic parent-teacher conferences. Yet the circumstances also present an opportunity to rethink relationships between families and teachers, whose roles are aligned now in a unique way. Even before the pandemic, language barriers, access to technology, the schedules of working parents and unconscious biases around race and socioeconomic status all posed challenges to parent-teacher relationships. If we want to support parents as educators, first, we need to believe in them.”Ask (lots of) questions. Under normal circumstances, families and schools share milestones they want students to reach — consolidating their relationship around a common objective.

Source: bd News24 August 30, 2020 04:52 UTC