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Another Parent Stonewalled re: Teacher Misconduct

Published by Tunya Audain February 7th, 2007 in Parent Involvement in Schools. 0 Comments

Two 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. […]

Misconduct reporting a sham, parent charges

Published by Tunya Audain February 5th, 2007 in Parent Involvement in Schools. 0 Comments

That headline is on today’s front-page of the Vancouver Sun. The page two headline of this continuing story is: Most complaints closed without explanation.
Please read the total story. It is very alarming and troubling about the climate in BC education as there are actually 160 outstanding complaints by parents not yet dealt with.
This […]

Promise of Parent Involvement in the 70’s

Published by Tunya Audain January 30th, 2007 in Parent Involvement in Schools. 0 Comments

Promise of Parent Involvement in the 70’s

As I continue to paint the picture of public school parents in the 70’s you might begin to see why some of us were so frustrated and felt betrayed by an unfeeling system which denied meaningful parent involvement (not fund-raising). We wanted the best for our children but […]

Overcoming Resistance to Parent Involvement

Published by Tunya Audain January 3rd, 2007 in Parent Involvement in Schools. 0 Comments

[TO READERS: Is this 1979 (28 yrs ago) article still relevant in 2007? Please comment. TA]
1979, Education Advisory #9
OVERCOMING RESISTANCE TO PARENT INVOLVEMENT
Two recent surveys of secondary school principals noted that one of the greatest frustrations was: “parent lack of interest in their children’s progress and their lack of […]

Urgency Behind Parent Involvement

Published by Tunya Audain January 3rd, 2007 in Parent Involvement in Schools. 0 Comments

[TO READERS: Is this 1979 (28 yrs ago) article still relevant in 2007? Please comment]
1979, Education Advisory #9
THE URGENCY BEHIND PARENT INVOLVEMENT IN EDUCATION
1. Parents are legally and morally responsible far the education of their children. That is an obligation that must be fully understood. If a child is sent to school (remember, […]

Resistance to Parent Involvement

Published by Tunya Audain December 22nd, 2006 in Parent Involvement in Schools. 0 Comments

WHY IS THERE RESISTANCE TO MEANINGFUL PARENT INVOLVEMENT?
Resistance to meaningful parent involvement in schools is very wide-spread. This is so despite long-standing conclusive proof that parent involvement is beneficial both to individual students and overall school performance.
Barriers
1) school system unwillingness to have to parent involvement
2) existing parent groups conveying the impression of involvement;
3) natural […]