How important is home school communication? What are some ways that attempted to improve that relationship?
We did all kinds of things, sent a newsletter home, of course, report cards, had parents call teachers, high school call teachers, teachers call parents not when kids are in trouble. Q: Just in general. A: In general. Have parents come to school for special things, activities, eat meals with kids. Anything we can do. Q: Did you feel like that was easier to do at the elementary school? A: Certainly. Q: Because I know have we trouble with our PTA and things of that nature. A: PTA is it s not designed for that kids have too many activities. They re busy. They re a different age. Kids don t want their parents around. I didn t want my parents around. Now, an assembly or something, a special occasion, I loved for my mom and dad to be there. But during the school day, my parents had no business being there. They need to be home or working. Q: I think that is still pretty much the general tend amongst teenagers, they re not interested in their parents. A: Right. Q: Number 21, something stickin