Personal Statement: Home School Communication

Home-School Communication: The first day has come and gone, and it is time to communicate with parents. Parents are important people because they are the people that guide and teach students. The first teachers any student has will be their parents or guardians, and as teachers we need to respect parents. There is a lot that happens in the classroom and as teachers we need to make parents connected to the material as much as possible. Teachers need to provide multiple ways to communicate with parents through monthly newspapers or in today’s society through technology. Teachers have the availability to email, and call parents. There are many App, which allow teachers to be more connected to their students. Apps like REMIND allow the teacher …show more content…
With each class that enters my class I face new and different challenges that requires me to grow and challenge my teaching philosophy. The students who sit in front of me have dramatically changed and became a part of my life. With each student I have taught they have became a part of my life and will always be in my heart. I hope each one will take something from my class and use it in their future, but the most important is I hope students fill intrinsically motivated to learn and became educated about their interests. At the end of the year I hope students don’t feel overwhelmed from the assessments, and know that school is more than assessments and test. As each student walks out of my classroom and I begin getting ready for the next class I continue to learn and become a better teacher for my students. At the end of the day I might worry about the purpose of schooling, diversity in the classroom, the physical environment and atmosphere, classroom management, communication with parents, curriculum planning, instructional strategies, and assessments. Balancing all of these different aspects is what matters. As teachers we cannot get caught up in classroom management or environment, but we need a balance that allows of these different aspects to become a part of our teaching style. Who we are as teachers is what matters and as teachers, we need to embrace what makes us unique teachers because that will allow us to be better