Week 8

A teacher needs to know how to interact with not only the students in their classroom but their parents as well. Before we watched a video clip of parent/teacher conference, we had to write down three things we thought were important that parents would want to know and what as a teacher we need to know. When a parent sends their child off to school they want their child to do well in the classroom. So how their child is doing is important for them to find out when they come to the parent/teacher conference. Also, to show this as a teacher, we should have a the student's work their to show the parents so they can see their child's progression. Something important a teacher should know is the families background because this is important in knowing what to say and how to interact with the family.

After watching the video, we had to write about three things we learned from the video. I learned that parents want to know where their child is compared to the rest of the class. Even though, I know my parents have always asked the teacher that when it came to my reading; it just never crossed my mind. Secondly, parents want to know how their child is interacting socially. This is probably a major question if they don't hear from their child about friends at school or if they have received calls from the teacher about their child's social behaviors. Thirdly, parents want to know how the student behaves in the classroom.

Link to watch video

Kirk, S., Gallagher, J, Coleman, M., & Anastasiow, N. (2009). Educating Exceptional Children (12th ed.). Kentucky: Cengage Learning. Retrieved October 22, 2009, from http://college.cengage.com/education/kirk/educating/12e/resources/video_cases.html