November: Parents & Teachers

The more I work with students I've started to realize what a huge role parents play in how helpful or unhelpful preschool is to them. In my limited experience I've realized most parents fall under two different extremes. Either they couldn't care less about how their child is doing and never do homework with them at home. This puts a lot of strain on the teachers because in a class of 22 its hard to make sure each child finished and understand every part of each assignment. Then you have the parents that expect us to turn their kid into Einstein and get upset when they start to realize they set their expectations wayyyy to high. The kids who succeed the most are the ones that fall in the middle. They care, are supportive, and have a better understanding of their child. These are the parents who stop and ask how their child is doing and work with them at home to improve their knowledge.  This kids are always the most well behaved and intelligent.