Importance of Communication

I think communication is one of the keys to success for a successful parent-teacher-student relationship at any school.  Research has shown that children perform better at school when their parents remain actively involved with their education. When a teacher has an open and positive relationship with parents, it makes it easier for parents to monitor their children's achievement.  At the same time, parents can inform teachers of changes within their children's lives as well. In today's day and age, everyone is pulled into so many different directions that parent teacher conferences have become difficult to schedule. 

Establishing clear communication about what is expected, what is being learned, and ongoing events at school can be challenging. For these reasons, blogs are one of the best ways to communicate with parents and students on an ongoing and daily basis.  Teachers could keep parents and students updated on important events, homework, and other assignments. Parents can even respond to teacher's blogs.  Teachers can even post daily questions to students and the students can blog about topics or assignments.  This would be a great way to use technology to enhance student learning.  What if a student walked into their house after school, and their parent began to discuss a topic that was learned in school?


More resources about parent/teacher communication...

http://www.suite101.com/content/parentteacher-communication-a56647#ixzz1IHIr9YRb

http://urbanext.illinois.edu/succeed/communication.cfm

http://www.teach-nology.com/ideas/parent_communication/