To build better relationships, Bentley School teachers visit their students at home is a nice article in a local newspaper that I believe, but am not sure, in Massachusetts.
Here’s how it begins:
A key piece of turnaround efforts at the Bentley School is a yearly home visit to parents or guardians by a student’s teachers. The initiative isn’t just aimed at struggling pupils or troublemakers — the goal is to build strong, positive relationships with each of the school’s families.
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