Do you know what your child's teacher wants you to know?
Most parents only get calls from their child’s teacher when there’s bad news. But Paige Zimmer, a third-grade teacher wishes parents knew that teachers call with good news sometimes too. Want to know what else teachers wish parents knew?
Good House Keeping sent some folks into schools and classrooms to ask teachers what they’d like you, the parents, to know. Here’s a sampling of what was on the teachers’ wish lists:
- Don’t be a stranger. (Yes, you can even exchange email addresses with your child’s teacher so that you can stay in better touch.)
- Let your child make mistakes. (“Teachers don’t want perfect students. They want students who try hard.”)
- Keep your child organized. (One tip is to have your child empty his backpack every day after school.)
Click through to the full article to get more information on these 3 tips…and to get the full details about 4 other helpful things teachers wish you knew.
Then add your own in the Comments section…
What are some things that teachers are really glad you know about?
What Teachers Wish You Knew. [GoodHouseKeeping]
