A strong partnership between teachers and families can lead to stronger academic success for students.
Parental attention to a child's education has been shown to lead to greater academic success and personal improvement by the student on many levels. The National PTA has reported various statistics, including better grades, happier students, fewer behavioral problems, and greater college enrollment. They also report teacher satisfaction and performance increases, and family relations improves. It is important to have a strong relationship with parents that is maintained through ongoing dialogue. This can be by phone calls, written notes, or meetings. A parent can help at home with homework assignments, and can also volunteer at the school or in parent – school organizations. Students' academic performance benefits when families and teachers work together.
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ReplyDeleteminor edit: "and family relations improves" should be improve. You might even reword the sentence because that phrase appears tacked on to the end of the sentence which detracts from its potential power.
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