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Parents in K-3 classroom

by Linda

Jul 25, 2013

I posted this initially on the general chat board as this was my first time to post. With a little examination I realized this was probably where I would get my answers. I am a second year 3 year old teacher in a Christian academy. Last year I was totally unprepared for the class. I am 67 years old and though I have taught in church, piano lessons, choirs, home schooled my three children several years, I do not have a degree. I was asked to do this class because of my experience and yet nothing prepared me for the challenge. One of the many questions concerns whether parents should be allowed in the classroom. The K-4 teacher has been teaching 35+ years and her style is very effective. She handles these children very well and they know from the beginning that she loves them but that they are NOT in charge in her classroom. She does not allow parents to enter her room and the reason is that she feels that is confusing to children. She wants them to understand that SHE is in control of a...See More

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kd/tx School for us starts at 7:30. The parents are allowed to drop the children off at the room from 7:30 - 7:45. They must clear out by 7:45. We do not encourage them to stay and talk because that is when we are making sure that the children are getting their breakfast, putting away their backpacks and getting ready for the day. The parents may ask a q...See MoreSchool for us starts at 7:30. The parents are allowed to drop the children off at the room from 7:30 - 7:45. They must clear out by 7:45. We do not encourage them to stay and talk because that is when we are making sure that the children are getting their breakfast, putting away their backpacks and getting ready for the day. The parents may ask a quick question if necessary. The parents are not encouraged to help their children because we are trying to make them independent. I teach kinder. They are more than welcome to talk to us during our conference or make an appointment for after school. They can also send e-mails. We also post pictures and work online so that the parents can see what their children are accomplishing. We send work home in Monday packets. We have a lot of parent communication, it just does not happen while the children are in class.

On 7/25/13, Linda wrote: > I posted this initially on the general chat board as this > was my first time to post. With a little examination I > realized this was probably where I would get my answers. > I am a second year 3 year old teacher in a Christian > academy. Last year I was totally unprepared for the class. > I am 67 years old and though I have taught in church, piano > lessons, choirs, home schooled my three children several > years, I do not have a degree. I was asked to do this class > because of my experience and yet nothing prepared me for the > challenge. > One of the many questions concerns whether parents should be > allowed in the classroom. The K-4 teacher has been teaching > 35+ years and her style is very effective. She handles > these children very well and they know from the beginning > that she loves them but that they are NOT in charge in her > classroom. She does not allow parents to enter her room and > the reason is that she feels that is confusing to children. > She wants them to understand that SHE is in control of all > that goes on in that room. > I have a different personality. I am a people person and > enjoyed my parents almost more than my students last year, > keeping them informed by way of pictures and videos that I > posted on Facebook.(I did get permission from each one > before doing that.) To me, not allowing the parents access > to the room, especially with three year olds, seems > questionable. When I think back about how many times I was > distracted by the parents last year, I realize that I would > have been much more effective if I had only dealt with the > children from the beginning of the day. > I would certainly appreciate discussion of the pros and cons > of this situation. Thank you!

Jul 25, 2013

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