Recently, the teachings of Ruby Payne have surfaced on how to reach the "hard-to-reach", mainly poor kids in schools. Below is my reply to this discussion:
Don’t blame the family, the kids, the neighborhood, the class system…..
If we want effective schools, let’s look at the schools.
In 1978, Ron Edmonds of […]
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Effective Schools Needed to Counteract Poverty
Published by September 17th, 2007 in Parent Involvement in Schools. 0 CommentsParent Satisfaction Index
Published by August 22nd, 2007 in Parent Involvement in Schools. 0 CommentsParent Satisfaction Index
Parent Advisory Councils can use this questionnaire to gather information and as a basis for seeking improvements during school discussions. Feel free to change the questions to serve your specific needs.
SA – Strongly Agree A – Agree N – Don’t know, not applicable D – Disagree SD – Strongly Disagree
(First 10 […]
Family Agencies Should Support Parents in Schools
Published by August 7th, 2007 in Parent Involvement in Schools. 0 CommentsParents who see unresolved issues in their schools may try joining other like-minded groups to pursue concerns and issues. By joining the BC Council for the Family I met other people concerned about families and schools.
The BCCF Fall 1985 Newsletter announced the formation of the Family and Education Committee. One of the first things done […]
Parent Involvement: An Inalienable Right
Published by July 1st, 2007 in Parent Involvement in Schools. 0 CommentsParents who feel so helpless and alienated from their schools need to know that they are right to feel upset about being unjustly excluded from their rights and duties regarding their children. Long standing research overwhelmingly points to the positive benefits of parent involvement in schools, and only recently have efforts been directed to […]
Family Advocates Need to Back Parents in Schools
Published by June 29th, 2007 in Parent Involvement in Schools. 0 CommentsWhen you see a wrong or an injustice do you speak up? Do you join like-minded people to advance a cause? In your town or city there must be groups who speak on family issues. They should be approached by parents who feel their role in the education of their children is being […]
Parent Participation Key to Reform
Published by March 18th, 2007 in Parent Involvement in Schools. 0 CommentsThe United States Senate and House of Representatives has just introduced the A-PLUS (Academic Partnerships Lead Us to Success) bill to improve student achievement, March 15, 2007.
Unique to education reform, this bill, if passed would NOT mandate WHAT but HOW to bring about improvements. A-PLUS would give more decision-making power to parents and teachers at […]
Stereotyping in Education
Published by March 15th, 2007 in Parent Involvement in Schools. 0 CommentsStereotyping and discrimination in education concern the total school community. On Nov. 13, 1976 in Nanaimo, BC (Canada) a conference on the topic was sponsored by Malaspina Community College and the district teachers’ association.
[The following notes, though 31 years old, are posted here for two reasons: 1) to provide a historical record and snapshot of […]
Education Advisory Report on Parent Involvement, 1982
Published by February 11th, 2007 in Parent Involvement in Schools. 0 Comments[The report was published by Education Advisory in 1982 to stimulate discussion and improvement. Hopefully comments will bring us up to date on parent involvement in 2007.]
EDUCATION ADVISORY REPORT
Parent Involvement in Public Schools in BC, February 1982
Summary: A lot remains to be accomplished to improve home-school communications in BC public schools.
Evaluation Standard
Indicators are:
Parents […]
Parent Choice in Schools
Published by February 9th, 2007 in Parent Involvement in Schools and Abolish School Boards. 0 CommentsIt’s been largely true that parents on the whole lack both voice and choice in a monopoly public school system. Essentially, they and their children are trapped into being a captive audience. Yet, remember, education is about learning to be critical thinkers, developing self-expression skills, making wise life choices, etc., etc.
However, some say, voice is […]
Another Parent Stonewalled re: Teacher Misconduct
Published by February 7th, 2007 in Parent Involvement in Schools. 0 CommentsTwo days ago the Vancouver Sun reported on a parent’s 3 year wait to have her misconduct complaint about a principal and vice-principal thrown out. The story describes the difficulties parents experience in filing complaints against school personnel.
The complaining parent, Leanne Dufour, said
It’s a joke. It’s all about protecting teachers and principals. […]