The Best Reasons Why Parents Should Be Looked At As Allies & Not Targets Of Blame
“Blame” has certainly been a theme of many school reform discussions — including blaming teachers and blaming parents. Here are some commentaries on why no one, including teachers, should get sucked into that morass. You might also be interested in seeing all my parent engagement-related “The Best” lists here.
Parents Are Our Allies is a post I wrote excerpting an article by Pedro Noguera.
Parents Aren’t to Blame for the Achievement Gap: A History of Injustice Is! is the titled of a piece in the Huffington Post written by a teacher. It shares a good perspective on look at the assets of parents, and the importance of not “blaming” them.
Teachers Have Got To Stop Blaming Parents is a post I wrote.
Next, let’s go after the parents! is a good post by my Sacramento colleague Alice Mercer about one of the ramifications of the ongoing school reform debates.
“Parents Agree – Better Assessments, Less High-Stakes Testing” is a post I wrote about a recent survey.
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