School Daze - Finale

Welcome to School Daze! Our weekly series on how to tackle problems in the classroom.

This is the final week of the series - which was posted each Monday if you want to look back in the archives to catch up!

In the past couple of weeks we gave some tips for the classroom and now suggest topics that teachers can discuss with parents.

Today's Tip:

Teachers can ask parents if they have seen any changes when the kid needs to be focused when it's an activity that the kid does NOT want to do:

For example: how is focus during homework time vs. movie time/video game time
you'll hear " oh but Johnny can sit and watch 2 movies with no problem" yes, that's because you are not asking Johnny to do a task that is difficult for him! Make sure to phrase your questions thoughtfully!

Discussing this may give you some insight into whether this is a problem at all times or class time only.

Of course the discussion with the parent will guide you as to where you need to go from here.

If the problem seems to be chronic and interfering with learning, you need to make sure that you address it straightforward to the parents.

Parents, what do you think when teachers bring up a possible problem with your child's learning or behavior in class? Are you able to be open to have the discussion? What tips can you give teachers to help you help your child?