Teachers tell me that they'd like to work more closely with parents.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The relation between parents and children is essentially based on teaching.
I mean, a lot of my family are teachers.
I'm committed to working with teachers.
Parents can shape a child, but a great teacher can, too.
As a teacher myself I've been in situations where parents come at you, and sometimes parents come across like the teacher doesn't want the best for their kid and it can be really, really hurtful.
My father was a teacher and my mother also worked in the school, so the family has a background in education.
Make no mistake about it: Next to parents and families, our teachers are the most important influence in our children's lives.
When I ask teachers why they teach, they almost always say that it is because they want to make a difference in the lives of children.
We expect teachers to handle teenage pregnancy, substance abuse, and the failings of the family. Then we expect them to educate our children.
Parents are the worst teachers, if they are good at it and you're not. My father thought I was the densest offspring he could have produced.