Involving Parents

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Dealing with parents is often harder than dealing with the pupils themselves. This can cause a lot of anxiety and distress amongst teachers. Stern offers practical advice on how to involve parents with school life. He demonstrates how this involvement leads to improved relations thereby alleviating not only the stress of dealing with parents but also reducing the teacher's workload.

Understand parents' needs.
Develop roles that benefit parents and school.
Relate positively with all parents - even the 'hard-to-reach'.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• 1 Introduction - 'Homework is hell'
• 2 Getting Parents involved in school life
• 3 Supporting Reading, Writing and Oral Skills
• 4 Helping out with Maths and Science
• 5 Getting arty
• 6 Coursework and exams
• 7 Communication between teachers and parents