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Goals: As a teacher, I would want to foster positive relationships with both parents and child. Keeping the parent updated on child’s progress and helping the child accordingly.

Attitudes: Disciplined. This is important to keep on task and manage time. With that, the chances of me lashing out on children is lower and I will be more focused on task. I will be positive in my working environment

Practices: being consistent with work. Update parents regularly, check the child’s development.

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Goals: As a teacher, I want to be someone who is open-minded and respect parents as individuals. I have to have a partnership model which is sensitive and have mutual respect with the family.

Attitudes: I want to have a respectful relationship with the parents where they would be able to approach me to help meet the needs of the child and family

Practices: Building trust with the family by respecting their knowledge and concern for the child

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practices and attitudes as a teacher working with families.
- working closely with the parents to help better facilitate their child by listening to the parents as it gives a better understanding
- consistent updates and reassurance about their child’s wellbeing
-offer solutions to parents to help them with their child

overall goal is to have parents’ support in me to better facilitate their child’s learning and to reassure their child’s safety and well-being in the school

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Goal: I aim to involve families more in children’s learning and growth as I believe that it will play a part in children’s development and children will enjoy working with their families more.

Attitudes: Being able to cater to different families and their different needs as well as maintaining a professional working relationship with families. Being able to separate personal feelings from work.

Practices: Taking the first step to consistently update families on their child’s progress, encourage families’ participation in their child’s learning, cater to families’ needs

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i hope to have every family trust me/the center that their child will always be included and is in safe hands, and that they will always be also included in activities (e.g. updates about their child, practicing certain things at home that have been done in school - take home activities). i think we should always be on the side of the parents (one battle won) but if there are disagreeable moments, always find a middle compromise and make sure that the parents are okay with the necessary adjustments, and of course, in the case of needing to update parents about certain not so good behaviours of children in school, be sure to also tell them about some good behaviours the child has displayed. always be polite and reasonable! as mentioned above, things like take home activities are good for parental involvement and maybe making sure to take pictures and sharing with parents if there's sharing of work in classes helps keep parents updated and feel included in the child's education in school.

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One of my goal would be to try include parents in at least one way or another. For example having empathy in understanding the different circumstances each child and their family faces and to intervene accordingly. One way could be to have a mutual code between Teachers and the parents to message through the school’s portal, email or telling me when they drop off their child in school (code could be ‘rainbow’) for us to understand that something happened in the family and would require us to be more patient with the child. One more attitude would be to maintain professionalism in front of parents. This is because some parents might be sceptical about what we mention about their child during parents teacher meeting or so. Hence, portraying an image of professionalism and speaking from a educator point of view would be crucial.

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I would like to keep an open mind and be respectful towards differing family backgrounds, since every family is unique. By being professional and not allowing personal feelings to be involved, I believe that I would be able to have a better understanding of where each family is coming from. I also think that by communicating with parents and observing their dynamics or interactions with their children, I am able to pick up a lot of things that would help me know how to care for the child better. It is important to maintain a sense of compassion as well if the parents are facing challenges.

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My goal as a teacher is to be able to engage and collaborate with families in planning school activities or even prepare take home activities for children to bring home and complete with family members.

My attitude towards working with families is that it is important for us (teachers) to communicate and collaborate with families so that we can ensure that there is consistency in the practices done in school and at home.

My future practice is to actively engage the parents through messages or through apps like parents gateway to update families of the activities children have done in school and then plan activities accordingly with/for families to engage in. Families can also update teachers about the activities that children have done at home and get the children to share about it.

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Roles: initiator

Goal: ensure there is parental involvement in children’s learning (through take home kit, celebrations, or coming in to do the school to participate)

Attitudes: welcoming & convincing as to why they should be involved, not giving up on the parents (understand their workload), appreciating children’s work that is done with their parents (display)

Practice: not giving up to disseminate the take home kit, observe the parent’s participation level (would they need the materials to be provided or they can source it out), asking for feedback about what they want to do next or how can the activity can be carry out better

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firstly, to be able to build a strong relationship in which families are willing to share with me how their child is like at home. caregivers could also share with me any ideas or tips in caring for their child as they know their child best. in return, i would update them regularly about how their child is like in school and how they can further support their child at home. this focuses on communication and it forms a reciprocal relationship. the caregivers and i can then share and learn from one another.
secondly, a respectful relationship. i need to respect and understand the diversity of each and every family. i have to then adapt to their differing needs and understand that one solution will not work on all families. most importantly be aware that my role is to suggest solutions and not force families to choose from what i have suggested.

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goal:
my goal is to form a trustworthy and meaningful bond/professional relationship with parents because i believe that trust needs to be earned as well as respect in order for both teacher and parents to open up to share more about the child or ways to help the child improve in their learning.

attitudes:
portraying a professional, respectful and warm attitude when interacting with parents is important to me because i believe that it is important to set boundaries between parents and teachers.

practices:
it is important for me as a teacher to recognise and understand the way families interact with each other or the way they bring up the child as families have different methods/beliefs hence it is important for me to be aware so that i can work closely to provide better to meet the child’s needs

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i think teacher-parent relationship is important. i would initiate conversations anytime i am able to with the parent so that i would be able to build a  comfortable relationship with them.   It is important for me to understand the parent so that i can see the type of bond they have with their child and help them from there. I feel that when the parent is comfortable with the teacher, they would be more open to sharing about the situations at home, child’s behaviour & would also be open to hearing about ways they can improve their child’s development at home. I would also be open to hearing any constructive criticism they might have so that i can improve the way i am with the child as well.

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When working with families, my goal would be to establish a trusting relationship between both parties. Even though we are all working for the best of the child, our attitudes and practices may differ and I should be understanding of this difference. When communicating about the child, I should remain professional and provide information/feedback to the families in a constructive manner.

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My goal is to make sure parents feel comfortable with me as a teacher for their child.
Building trust with parents take effort and the attitude I display is very important. Having compassion, professionalism and patience when interacting with parents will help to make them feel comfortable with me.
Even if parents are busy and do not have much time to be involved in their child’s programmes, it is essential to try and keep them updated at times.

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I believe that children would be more enthusiastic in learning if there is parental involvement. Hence, as an educator, I would plan activities that parents could participate in our lessons. However, as some parents are busy working, I would adapt to their schedule and perhaps make other suggestions on how they could participate from home. Ensuring that parents feel comfortable in the classroom, I would regularly communicate with them to get to know what they feel and how I could make the environment better for parents.

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When working with families as a teacher, I hope to foster a collaborative relationship with them. This is where we work together to help the child’s development. This can only be done through constant and open communication between the teacher and the families, where they share on any updates on concern. However as a teacher, I also need to be understanding that not all families are the same. It may not be easy to have small talks with some parents frequently as they may busy at work. Hence, I should respect that work is also a priority, and can try to engage them via other methods that could be more convenient for them like email or a short phone call as convenient timings.

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my goal is to ensure that i understand the needs of the child based on their different family dynamics. the attitudes and practices includes things like having an open mind when it comes to talking to parents, cater to the needs of the child in terms of academics or support that they are not getting at home, take time to talk to children and parents so i am able to understand the family dynamics better.

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As a teacher, my attitudes should be staying professional and having a non bias mindset. I am there to observe and help the child in any way I can and to do so, I need to observe the different interactions and never jump to any conclusions or allow my feelings to cloud my judgement. Different families work differently, and it is my role to adapt and communicate with each family in the best way possible for the child and for the family to trust me as a teacher. My goal would then be to promote and healthy relationship between families teachers and children as that way everyone would be close and trusting towards each other.

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Critical Role of Teachers
Goal: To always be patient and open minded when it comes to communicating and discussing on matters.
Attitudes & practices as a teacher in working with families:
be understanding when working with families and be aware that personal emotions/feelings should not be involved. Always be ready that not all families are the same and that there might be challenging situations and I should not judge them