Monday, August 22, 2016

Back to school: How to advocate for your child without being ‘that’ parent

Good morning,

With many school districts around the metro area starting this week and next, we wanted to share this great article from The Washington Post entitled 'Back to school: How to advocate for your child without being ‘that’ parent.'

As we all know, "the beginning of the school year brings with it all sorts of feelings for parents. Watching those little people (even if they are taller than you now) head off to their first day of school, shiny backpack at the ready, is not an easy time to let go. If you’re like most parents, you’re wondering what actually happens inside those walls during the day. Maybe you want to talk to the teacher about your son’s propensity to forget his math facts, your daughter’s inability to focus on tests, your child’s issues with a former friend. But how does a parent let go and stay connected at the same time? How does a parent effectively communicate with that teacher who holds so much power, whose influence will form your child’s feelings about school, about learning, about the future?"


  • Ask about the teacher’s communication style
  • Remember, teachers actually want to hear from you
  • Keep yourself in check, and know that teachers can help you with this


If you want to read more in-depth detail about each of these bullet points the article makes, please click here.  If you are looking for help getting your students on the right track, or want professional advice on how best to work with teachers and meet your child's needs, we are here to help! 

For example, your child may be best suited in our private coaching program. As you know, very rarely do teachers in school have the time or ability to focus on one student and understand the struggles and problems with that student’s learning method. Each person learns differently and needs to find a way to use his/her natural abilities in school.


With private coaching we work with students intensively, at least a few hours a week at first, to analyze what their current strategies are and how we can improve on them. 



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