This paper examines implicit curricula which consist of the messages imparted by the classroom and school environment. Among the outcomes that have been attributed to implicit curricula are individual and societal effects that foster conformity to national ideals and social conventions while maintaining socioeconomic and cultural inequalities.…

This paper looks at the involvement of parents in child care programs from an historical point of view and offers suggestions on how a partnership between parents and programs can be implemented. In response to immigration and economic depression, initial child care programs were focused on the child's potential for development, opportunities for…

Describes a British technique called paired reading that shows parents how to tutor their children in reading. (FL)

Teachers need to state clearly their commitment to students and subject matter, their definitions of teaching and school administration, their perspective on what is new about being an adolescent and what is new about teaching an adolescent in today's world. (MLW)

Teachers can learn specific behaviors that will promote trust and cooperation in their communication with parents. Effective communication in the parent-teacher conference includes a friendly greeting, eye contact, readiness to listen, positive statements, open and reflective responses, discussion of problem areas based on work examples, and…

Outlines a broad range of organizational features that minimize teachers' ability to teach. Research findings show that the dominating motivational force for teachers is the reward found in promoting students' growth and development, but the conditions teachers work under often make teachers function less effectively. (MD)

A personal narrative that recounts difficult decisions a teacher must face and make in responding to student writing that communicates serious emotional or social problems. (CRH)

Noting the importance of the parent-teacher relationship to maintaining good home-school partnerships, this paper discusses the research on parent-teacher partnerships, including factors that affect the development of effective relationships: (1) the degree of match between teachers' and parents' cultures and values, (2) societal forces at work on…

In schooling, a learning community is founded on its members, consisting of teachers, children, parents and people who care. As the person with the professional responsibility for building and sustaining a learning community, the teacher is challenged to attend closely to three key areas: classroom environment, curriculum, and social…

The parent of a child who suffered from a developmental disability tells of problems with the kindergarten teacher concerning the child's placement and evaluation. Parents can provide valuable information about their children--if only teachers will listen. (PP)

Elaborates the thesis that children's behavior is the language of their emotional life and that teachers' responses to children's behavior foster or stunt children's growth. Gives particular attention to the problem of children's provoking feelings in the teacher that the teacher does not want to acknowledge and to parents' influence on children's…

From a Catholic perspective, discusses the responsibility for and difficulties of teaching children about sexuality. Underscores the importance of parents' and teachers' self-confidence. Raises seven issues; among these are cooperation between home and school, training of parents and teachers in effective catechesis, and balancing the cognitive…

A collaborative relationship among teachers, parents, students, and citizens can educate students more successfully than the present antilearning educational bureaucracy. (Author/MLF)

Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson discusses his "Push for Excellence" program and shares his views on the responsibilities of teachers, parents, and students. (Editor/SJL)

Parents want to know what their children are doing in school; how well they are doing, and how they, as parents, can help. This article is reprinted from PTA Today, September, 1978. (Author/SJL)