I am a member of the National
Education Association www.nae.org
The mission of NEA is "To
advocate for education professionals and to unite our members and the nation to
fulfill the promise of public education to prepare every student to succeed in
a diverse and interdependent world."
The website covers a numerous amount
of news concern education. Each news topic is separated into 5 categories:
- Leading the News
- In the Classroom
- On the Job
- Law and Policy
- Safety and Security
They also have tabs labeled
- Issues & Action
- Tools & Ideas
- Grants and Events
NAE Today: The State of
Parent-Teacher Relationship is Strong
Summary: While the gap between home
and school has made some closure there still remains a disconnect between
parents and teacher. A survey done between Parent Magazine and National
Education Association showed "88 percent consider teachers to a partner in
helping their child succeed in school. Only 54 percent of teacher, however,
believe parents do their part at home to assist them in accomplishing this
goal." The finding were given to Parenting’s. Due to such an
alarming disconnect a conference was held. "The panelists spoke to the
audience about fostering a family-school partnership and offered solutions for
bridging the gaps in communication as revealed by the survey."
A few pointers that were made at the
meetings:
- Do not look for the "one size fit all" approach"
- Establish Trust
- Take initiative
Thank you for sharing information about NEA. It is so sad that there is still a huge gap in the communication between parents and teacher. They all need to work together to contribute to a child's success, but obviously it will take a lot more time and patience to bridge this gap.
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