Tuesday, October 14, 2014
How important is having a positive relationships with parents?
How important is having a positive relationships with parents? To what extent would you go to make a family feel welcomed and respected? While reading through the scene I could not help but feel like this is the kind of program that I would like to work for. The amount of respect for the students culture was impressive. When reading through the part where the teachers were told to wait while the family elders served themselves first, I kept waiting for the part were one of the teachers would do something that offended the family. This was a perfect example of the way that teachers learn and respect others cultures in order to get a positive community feel going in the classroom. I ask one question though, Another part that I really liked was the stress and importance that was put on respecting the child and remembering that it is for this child we have gathered together. Is this a realistic scenario that you see yourself participating in? Is this something you could implement into your own program.
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It's very important to have positive relationships with parents! It helps make school more enjoyable and beneficial for everyone-the children, the staff, and them. I like to think that I would go to a great extent to make families feel welcome and respected. I would do whatever it took to create an atmosphere of good vibes and happiness for everyone. I love when you said that this is the kind of place you'd like to work for. That's awesome! I agree that the amount of respect for the families culture was impressive and also very inspiring. We all are united together in this field because of a respect for children, this story reminds us of that. I don't know if this is a "realistic scenario" I see myself participating in. I know that I'm not completely ruling it out. I know that I am interested in these kinds of traditions and practices, though I don't have much experience with them. I believe we could incorporate some of the ideas from this scenario into each of our programs, yes. Maybe it wouldn't be so extreme, maybe we could do something smaller to show we care. Or maybe we could go all out and do whatever it took to incorporate this into our program. What are some small ways we can begin to show families we value the unique cultures they come from?
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ReplyDeleteYes it is important to have positive relationships with parents, which is why we have drop off and pick up hellos and goodbyes. I always try to make sure that families feel welcomed in the classroom. How would you make parents feel welcomed into the preschool? How would you make those who do not care about the childs development want to care and be there for their child? When I had my parent teacher conferences, I had some parents who did not sign up for the conferences, simply because they do not care about the child...it saddens me to know that they do not care, but I cannot force them to care. How would you emphasize how important it is to be there for your child?
I agree that having positive relationships with parents is very important, I also feel that as educators it is also very hard to form positive relationships with parents who are not willing to take an active part in their child's education. You ask a wonderful question about making parents feel welcomed, I believe that making families feel welcomed is an ongoing struggle that we all feel. If we invite parents many opportunities to be in the classroom that will help them get to know you and in turn help them to want to get to know you.
ReplyDeleteYou asked could this be implemented, in Hawaii everything seems focused around food: pot lucks, parties, luaus, etc. I think having meetings with food is a great idea because it gets people together and talking. In traditional houses people still gather around the dinner table and discuss their day. My family use to. I think even opening a meeting with a Hawaiian chant or prayer, depending on the families culture, would be okay. Do you feel that people of opposite views would be offended chanting or praying? Is respecting one culture disrespecting another? Who's culture is more important?
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