Parent-Teacher Association

learn. As a result, teachers may use strategies to improve a student’s knowledge in a subject, but they may still fall below standards as they may not have a support system at home to help encourage their academic success. In all schools it is mandatory to conduct open houses and parent-teacher conference, but there are some parents who do not believe it is necessary to attend those parent engagement events and/or their work schedule hinder them of attending. As a teacher, opening up a line…

that have the year-round schedule, 10% of public schools have this option, and only some of the 46 states’ schools run this way. Year-round schooling should be held at all schools. But the problem with year-round schooling is that most students or parents do not like the idea.Furthermore, 2% of students who have a year-round schedule dropout of high school. Also, some students will not like school as long as it would be. According to Ohio State University, the students with a year-round schedule…

1 What are two legal rights and two responsibilities of teachers? When applying for a teaching position, you should be familiar with Title IX of the Education Amendments and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. You do not have to answer questions an interviewer may ask that are unrelated to the job requirements, and you are protected from words and behaviors that can be considered sexual harassment. Court decisions indicate that a teacher enjoys job security as long as the teacher's behavior and…

collaborating with others? There is an opportunity to collaborate with the teacher that is already assisting the student with one of his classes. Gaining support from the teacher could help to get other teachers and the administration to support change within the school. Another possible ally could be counselors in other schools in the community that are working on the same issues. In addition, the counselor could contact the National Association for Bilingual Education and collaborate with them…

academically and socially, but I learned from this interview that this is still their philosophy but their duties have changed. A school counselor plays a critical role in the lives students. Student turn to their friends more than they do their parents for advice and at times they become extremely sensitive to comments made by others. Those comments can either be uplifting or emotionally damaging. After my interview with Mrs. Carla Mooneyham, it became clear that not only do counselors…

and achievements. During the project I interviewed two teachers with one year experience and 22 years’ experience, Principal, and an assistant of principal. Summarizing all interviews we got this story about WMS. From the interview with an Assistant of Principal, who works at the school about 20 years, we knew that Webb Middle School was a “story of rags to riches” according to Julie Weeks (the president of the St. Johns Neighborhood Association). Weeks asserted that Webb was not always as…

the Professional Development of Teachers Successful principals are skilled at building connections. As McEwan (2003) states that school leaders understand that to have an effective school, they have to concentrate on the general population inside the school, not the projects. By keeping up the emphasis on individuals the effective principal advances the improvement, usage, and development of amazing instructional projects. The capacity to set up individual associations with all individuals from…

A report from the Office of Intellectual freedom, says,” “The over-filtering that occurs today affects not only what teachers can teach but also how they teach.” (Batch) Teachers are responsible for students learning and if they cannot find the material they need to teach their students then Web Blockers are killing those students’ education. Teachers watch out for students’ education, but they are not the only ones when librarian Judy Gressel says, “It just got to the point that it…

did not know how to tie their shoes. Few parents will deny that there is an education crisis in America. Hearing this was not only a surprise, that his classmates could not tie their shoes but a concern. Parents across the country are complaining about today’s school systems failing to mold and shape their kid to be a responsible American citizen. Not because teachers are failing to fulfil their duty as a teacher to teach his or her students, but parents lacking to fulfill their responsibility…

available to support both teachers and students. Two primary support personnel are the instructional support teacher (IST) and the academic coach. The instructional support teacher supports teachers by examining student data and ensuring that interventions are in place within the classroom and school to support Tier 2 and 3 students.These supports range from reading and math support groups to classroom interventions. In addition to the IST, the academic coach provides support to teachers by…