Comments on: Parental Involvement in Elementary Schools http://mrbalcom.wordpress.com/2008/03/30/parental-involvement-in-elementary-schools/ a fourth grade teacher discussing teaching and technology, while pondering the great question of life, the universe, and everything. Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:54:18 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Annie http://mrbalcom.wordpress.com/2008/03/30/parental-involvement-in-elementary-schools/#comment-22 Annie Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:49:49 +0000 http://mrbalcom.wordpress.com/?p=7#comment-22 Wow! We live in totally different worlds. In our society, the parents would spend heaps of money and time just to get the children through Grade 1. Tuition fees can be as high as 100 per subject. And our kids are always on the education radar from the ministry of education, which really track down the parents on the child's whereabouts even during shcool holidays. Parents are so concerned and even paranoid of their children's education, they would not blink an eye to get the consent form signed when the child gets a note from school for remedial classses. If teachers do not perform to expectations, the board comes right at them. There are so many private enrichment centers here, you will be so amazed. Children have to told to get out and play because the parents are constantly bugging them to study, study and study. The pressure to perform well in school is so great here. Wow! We live in totally different worlds. In our society, the parents would spend heaps of money and time just to get the children through Grade 1. Tuition fees can be as high as 100 per subject. And our kids are always on the education radar from the ministry of education, which really track down the parents on the child’s whereabouts even during shcool holidays. Parents are so concerned and even paranoid of their children’s education, they would not blink an eye to get the consent form signed when the child gets a note from school for remedial classses.

If teachers do not perform to expectations, the board comes right at them. There are so many private enrichment centers here, you will be so amazed. Children have to told to get out and play because the parents are constantly bugging them to study, study and study. The pressure to perform well in school is so great here.

]]> By: Communication and Context for Parent Engagement http://mrbalcom.wordpress.com/2008/03/30/parental-involvement-in-elementary-schools/#comment-20 Communication and Context for Parent Engagement Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:12:07 +0000 http://mrbalcom.wordpress.com/?p=7#comment-20 [...] Balcom, a thoughtful grade four teacher, wrote a great post recently about the history of parent involvement in elementary schools. He spoke of the importance of communicating with parents, and proposed a k.n.o.w.l.e.d.g.e. [...] [...] Balcom, a thoughtful grade four teacher, wrote a great post recently about the history of parent involvement in elementary schools. He spoke of the importance of communicating with parents, and proposed a k.n.o.w.l.e.d.g.e. [...]

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