How to Build a Strong Parent-Teacher Relationship

Watching Ted Talks made me think seriously about strategies contributing to a strong teacher-parent tandem. I have selected a few things I want to discuss in this paper. First, any parent has to interact with teachers (YourBrainChild, 2017). It is a relationship that “cannot be avoided if your child is in school” (Leenders et al., 2019). This communication is essential to improve the student’s academic performance and effectiveness in building a career and life position. Parents need to understand the importance of meeting with an educator to get the guidance they need to prepare their child for the classroom.

Second, it is important not to criticize the teacher in front of the child. Even if the teacher is wrong, it is the adults’ prerogative to criticize adults, not children. Parents should listen to the teacher first, and then draw and then come to the appropriate conclusions (YourBrainChild, 2017). Any child can also ” justify his or her actions and very convincingly explain his or her failures” (Zulauf‐McCurdy & Zinsser, 2021). It is normal and one of the manifestations of the instinct of self-preservation. Therefore, parents should find out the teacher’s point of view on the incident and then decide who is right. If the child was right, explain that the teacher was wrong because everyone has the right to make a mistake.

Third, the parent should set aside separate days off to help the teacher at school to build a level of communication and increase productivity in the classroom. Please do not ignore the teacher’s requests, as it is “crucial to stay in contact and volunteer regularly” (Uitto et al., 2021). This measure strengthens the relationship between all sides of the learning process, making information assimilation more exciting and productive. Through each of the councils, achieving the necessary level of education and student achievement becomes realistic.

References

Leenders, H., De Jong, J., Monfrance, M., & Haelermans, C. (2019). Building strong parent–teacher relationships in primary education: The challenge of two-way communication. Cambridge Journal of Education, 49(4), 519-533. Web.

Uitto, M., Jokikokko, K., Lassila, E. T., Kelchtermans, G., & Estola, E. (2021). Parent–teacher relationships in school micropolitics: beginning teachers’ stories. Teachers and Teaching, 27(6), 461-473. Web.

YourBrainChild. (2017). Parent involvement guide: How to build a strong parent-teacher relationship [Video]. YouTube. Web.

Zulauf‐McCurdy, C. A., & Zinsser, K. M. (2021). How teachers’ perceptions of the parent–teacher relationship affect children’s risk for early childhood expulsion. Psychology in the Schools, 58(1), 69-88. Web.

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