And the real issue stays hidden, growing louder in the background.When messages get filteredA lot of communication passes ...

While teacher-parents acknowledge that parenthood brings new job-related challenges, some point out that schools could ...

One time, at the school where I worked as a teacher, a parent of one of my students intentionally stopped at my post in car line, rolled down her window, made eye contact, and flipped me off with all ...

I always wanted to be a teacher because I saw the power of education from an early age. My father was one of 12 children, and didn’t know the difference between “to,” “too” and “two,” but despite (or ...

The communication between the school and the home is a potent stimulus to the academic achievement and social-emotional ...

My mother couldn’t stand my fourth-grade teacher. In fact, no parent seemed to like her. She and other parents would constantly complain to the teacher about their kids’ poor performances, her ...

I've taught elementary school for 10 years and have led many parent-teacher conferences. Focusing on strengths, needs, and social-emotional factors can give a better sense of progress. Establishing ...

1."I've worked with kids in a variety of settings (i.e. classroom and private childcare), and one of the biggest 'this is gonna be rough' red flags for me is any conversation in which a parent starts ...

If you’ve spent any time talking with teachers, you’ve probably heard someone mention that parents are “too soft” these days. It’s a topic that gets people fired up, especially when it comes to how ...

"What my parents don't know about social media is..." If parents fear their kids having social media accounts, it's with good reason. One Utah teacher asked a group of 80 teens -- ages 14 and 15 -- to ...