STANARD Standard

Standard # 4 "Using developmentally effective approaches to connect with children and families"

Q1.-In your opinion, what is the relevance of developing respectful, reciprocal relationships with children and their families in order to help children learn and develop?

A child's education does not begin and end with the schoolhouse door. Parents must reinforce the lessons children learn after the children leave school. If parents believe that the children's education is not valuable, they will not reinforce what is learned at home. Parents are responsible for ensuring that students have adequate time to do homework, go to bed at a reasonable hour, limit television time, and ensure that children have 'balanced' lives. They are more willing to cooperate if they know their children's teachers and feel that the teachers respect their input, culture, and lifestyles. Additionally, by getting to know parents, teachers can become more cognizant of the specific challenges some students may face. If a child's parents...

Teachers can insert small lessons into every facet of their discussion with children. For example, when milk is served in the cafeteria, teachers can talk about why it is important to drink milk, where it comes from, and different kinds of milk. When teachers read to the classroom, they can make the experience interactive, asking children questions about the story and the plot as it evolves. Teachers can merge fun and learning by creating art projects revolving around history or English lessons, science projects that involve cooking, or using holidays as opportunities to learn social studies lessons. There does…