Search Site:  By Susan Darst Williams Parental Involvement Ages & Stages Coaching Your Child Discipline & Safety Health, Nutrition & Fitness Homework Helpers Reading Writing Math Curriculum & Instruction Teachers & Teaching Other School Staff Testing Technology Special Learners School Management Finance & Taxation Government & Politics Preschool Private Schools Homeschooling Choice & Charters Learning on the Go Community Involvement Controversies Education Heroes Bright Ideas for Change Site Map Mini-Grants Parental Involvement Lite Parents, Kids & Books Great Books for Kids Character Education Writing Tips Inspiration Wacky Protests School Humor Home | Purpose | Ask A Question | Subscribe | Forward | Bio | Contact | Print Parental Involvement OVERVIEW       ------------------------------------------ Involved Parents = Better School Performance       Your Child's Success Is a Great Return On Investment Traits of A+ Parents       How Many of These Smart Things Do You Do? A Child's No. 1 Need -- 'Engaged' Parents       You Don't Have to Be Rich, Smart, Well-Educated or a Sweet Talker -- Just BE THERE Back to School Tips for Parents       How You Spent YOUR Summer Vacation: Resolving to Get More Involved in Your Child's Schooling 'No Account' Parents -- Not Really the Problem       Other Factors Share the Blame for Learning Dysfunctions Understanding Your Child's Grades       They Generally Don't Mean What They Used To Mean What's a Rubric?       A Teachers' Tool Aimed at Making Grades More Accurate and Fair How to Read a Report Card       Beyond A-B-C-D-F About Test Scores       Understanding What They Mean May Test You How to Talk to Your Child About School       Q. "What'd You Do In School Today?" A. "Nothing." AAARRRGGGHHH!!! How to Get Beyond That More Back to School Tips for Parents       Zeroing In on Meeting Your Child's Educational Needs WORKING WITH TEACHERS       ------------------------------------------ Building a Strong Bridge Between Parent and Teacher       Meeting Them More Than Halfway How to Win With Educators       Making Sure That Nobody Loses, Especially Your Child Teacher-Pleasing Parents       Traits of Grownup Teacher's Pets Getting Along With Other School Staff       You'd Be Surprised to Know Who the Real Power People Are Mistakes Parents Make       Burnout? No-Show? Buck-Passer? You Can Do Better Than That! Are You a Difficult Parent?       If the Teacher Wears a Garlic Necklace and Holds Up a Cross When You Storm Into the Classroom . . . It May Be Time to Clean Up Your Act Evaluating the Teacher       Unveiling the Mystery Around a Teacher's Job Description and Expectations Teacher Trouble       Follow the Golden Rule, Be Kind, But Take Action If You Have To CONFERENCE TIPS       ------------------------------------------ Acing Your Conference       How to Make the Most of That Twice-a-Year Opportunity Magic Words at Parent-Teacher Conferences       What to Say, and What NOT to Say PARENTING 101       ------------------------------------------ Basic Traits of A+ Parents       It's Easier Than You Think to Be Teacher's Pet Parent The Savvy Single Parent       Meeting the Challenge of Going It Alone Avoiding the Extremes       Are You a 'Slacker'? A 'Volvo Vigilante'? Or Somewhere in the Happy Medium? Helping Your Child Pay Attention       A Few Simple Tricks For Home and Classroom Positive Parent-Child Interactions       Build a Base of Acceptance, Firmness and Self-Control Your Child's Learning Style       Lots of Different Ways to Think SCHOOL VOLUNTEERING       ------------------------------------------ A Model School Volunteer       Making a Difference and Pitching In Because You Care Volunteer Quickies       Creative, Useful, Short-Term Tasks Got Three Hours? Three4Me.com       Engaging and Energizing Volunteers With an Easily Reachable Three-Hour Goal Getting Dads Involved in School       Father Knows Best, So Get Him Involved PARENT GROUPS       ------------------------------------------ PTA, PTO and Other Groups       Working Together For Safety, Strength and Success Building Involvement in Parent Groups       Getting the Word Out on What Needs to Be Done The Hunt for Parent Group Funding       Growing in Sophistication: Bake Sales and Beyond Parent Group Auction Ideas       The Better You Are at Meeting Needs, the Faster Your Budget Can Grow What Minority Parents Want       Surprisingly, It's Not Exactly What School Officials Appear to Think Help for Hispanic Parents       Welcoming Immigrants With School-Based Computer Classes What's the Asian Secret?       Great Grades and High Test Scores Don't Come From Fancy Methods, Just Common Sense LEGAL ISSUES       ------------------------------------------ Famous Court Cases       A Quick Legal Briefing for Parents on Education Law Parental Rights       Have Schools Gone Loco Over 'In Loco Parentis'? Student Rights       They're Weaker for Those In School Than For Those Out Of It . . . But Not By Much Teacher Rights       Important Lessons on Protection From Lawsuits and Dismissal ADVOCACY TIPS       ------------------------------------------ How Can Just One Person Make a Difference?       How to Do Your Homework and Bring About Constructive Change in Schools How to Bring Bad Curriculum to Light       One Father's Success Story Using the Hatch Amendment to Protect Your Child       Put a Protection of Pupil Rights Form Letter on File With the School Office Censorship or Good Parenting?       When a Government School Selects One Book Over Another, That's Book Selection, Not Censorship. When a Parent Complains About the Book's Quality, That's Not Censorship, Either What to Do About R-Rated Schoolbooks?       Some of Them Are X-Rated . . . Crazy That Your Child Couldn't Get In to See a Movie With That Raunchy Content, But Gets It In a Schoolbook! Opt-Out Form to Avoid Bad Sex Education       Influencing Schools Toward G-Rated Health Education That Meets State Law's Requirements . . . But Avoids Porno and Perversion Opting Out of Occult Books That Violate Religious Principles       Lead the Way With Quality Alternatives to New Age Books to Influence Teachers Away From the Woo-Woo Stuff KEY ISSUES       ------------------------------------------ The More You Know, the More You Can Help Your Child       Websites That Help You Zero In on the Answers You Need Parents Could Wage a War Against Cheating       Work Together to Show Kids That Honesty Is the Best Policy THE FUTURE       ------------------------------------------ Parent Congress       Democratic, Direct Communication Aids Educational Improvement Parents' Bill of Education Rights       Getting Parents' Rights Down on Paper Can Avoid Confusion, Help Educators As Much as Parents Are 'Parent Revolutions' the Answer?       Biggest Test of This Concept Was a Gigantic Flop in Chicago, But Was President Barack Obama's Main Executive Experience ^ return to top ^ Individuals: read and share these features freely! 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