“Gentle parenting” seems to be based on sound child psychology principles, but these techniques may not be as effective for more serious challenging behavior.
What to do when ‘gentle parenting’ failshttps://t.co/rhhS1faEIQ
— MindShift (@MindShiftKQED) March 2, 2024
"Most of us are too afraid to find out what happens when schools embrace parents because we have been conditioned to see otherwise." Shannon Paige Clark writes in @ChalkbeatChi about the potential harms of keeping parents out of the classroom.https://t.co/CoB9KEwNz6
— UChicago Urban Teacher Education Program (UTEP) (@ChicagoUTEP) March 5, 2024
Parents are often intimidated in front of teachers because they don't know what to ask. The Question Formulation Technique can help them find confidence to get more involved. @Kschwart
Helping Families Ask Questions Could Be a Powerful Engagement Toolhttps://t.co/mfrxzc4WOe
— MindShift (@MindShiftKQED) March 7, 2024
Family Engagement Learning Briefs is from the US Dept. of Ed.
This is so interesting and it might help explain the "Urgency gap" in pandemic recovery. Parents prioritize report cards and grades in homework, and class tests before standardized tests but overall they prioritize the child's attitude toward school and communication 👇 https://t.co/dCLlLptJ19
— Dr. Gema Zamarro (she/her) (@gema_zamarro) March 8, 2024
Tips for improving family engagement through home-school communication include goal setting and consistent communication. @TeachThought https://t.co/iPYGvKmUWr
— MindShift (@MindShiftKQED) March 15, 2024
English learners stopped coming to class during the pandemic. One group is tackling the problem by helping their parents is from The Hechinger Report.