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Dorothy Rich writes:

Too Much Parent Involvement? Can It Be? When a parent is involved as a coach to children, it’s an appropriate role. When the coach runs onto the field to be a player, that’s when the parent involvement lines are being breached.

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Teach You bet there can be too much parent involvement. I have seen several parents at my school not want to believe that their child was in the wrong. They make excuses for their children's behavior. . . "well, did the other child get punished?"

They make excuses for the child not doing their homework, not putting effort into a project. I even...See More
Apr 5, 2009
Teach OOPS that should be "these kids AREN'T being prepared for it."

On 4/05/09, Teach wrote: > You bet there can be too much parent involvement. I have seen > several parents at my school not want to believe that their > child was in the wrong. They make excuses for their > children's behavior. . . "well, did the other child get >...See More
Apr 5, 2009


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