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Successful Parent / Teacher Interactions

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Successful Parent / Teacher Interactions

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- Inspire a shared vision
- Identify values, knowledge and skills
- Professional judgment and actions
- Common language that fosters understanding

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Teachers must remember to follow the Ethical Standards for the Teaching Profession and while dealing with parents, especially those who are advocating for their child:
- Care: Compassion, acceptance, interest and insight
- Respect: Trust and fair-minded
-Trust: Fairness, openness and honesty
- Integrity: Honesty, reliability and moral action

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- Important for students to learn to be successful throughout their lives
- Negotiate obstacles
- Build their strengths
- Express needs
- Parents and teachers can assist in acquiring and learning these skills
- Need to know legal rights and responsibilities

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- Teachers need to help parents communicate
- All parents have the right to advocate for their child
- Very important in special education
- Great to accompany parents to meetings to discuss and express concerns
- Advocates can improve communication and limit conflicts

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- Parents and educators are both seeking solutions to deal with complex problems, but it is important to balance strong advocacy of their own views
- Willingness to ask and respond to questions to make sure everyone is on the same footing is important
- Understanding the issues is imperative

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Parent advocacy: The good, the bad, and the ugly - Annie Kidder

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Parent advocacy: The good, the bad, and the ugly - Annie Kidder

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Dalai Lama Center for Peace and Education

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Executive Director of People for Education

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Annie Kidder: Are Parents the True Levers of Change in Education Systems?

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Excerpts from an interview with Annie Kidder, Executive Director of People for Education, and author of the Education Canada feature article, "Parent Advocacy: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly"

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http://www.peopleforeducation.ca/pfe-news/parent-advocacy-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/65/

https://learn.etfo-aq.ca/content/enforced/46817-A3221EI/docs/shared.pdf?_&d2lSessionVal=zNwiDizCJwyASnBSoUSV9axUL&ou=46817

http://www.oct.ca/public/professional%20standards/standards%20of%20practice

http://www.oct.ca/public/professional%20standards/ethical%20standards