https://padlet.com/stephanie_dunn1/gvwbmf8r4ice en-us 2016-07-18 13:55:21 UTC 2026-01-31 13:47:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png stephanie_dunn1 https://padlet.com/stephanie_dunn1/gvwbmf8r4ice/wish/116560026 2016-07-18 13:58:10 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanie_dunn1/gvwbmf8r4ice/wish/116560026 stephanie_dunn1 https://padlet.com/stephanie_dunn1/gvwbmf8r4ice/wish/116560368 A Kidder. (2011, September 22). Parent advocacy: The good, the bad, and the ugly. [Web log comment]. Retrieved from http://www.peopleforeducation.ca/pfe-news/parent-advocacy-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/65/

Ontario College of Teachers. (2016). Standards of practice. In Professional standards. Retrieved from http://www.oct.ca/public/professional%20standards/standards%20of%20practice]]> 2016-07-18 14:04:17 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanie_dunn1/gvwbmf8r4ice/wish/116560368 stephanie_dunn1 https://padlet.com/stephanie_dunn1/gvwbmf8r4ice/wish/116560822 According to Kidder (2011), parents have different voices and some speak louder than others.  The question, are the louder voices to only ones we want to listen to, must be asked.  Other voices may have to be searched for in order for equitable success to be provided.  ]]> 2016-07-18 14:14:59 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanie_dunn1/gvwbmf8r4ice/wish/116560822 stephanie_dunn1 https://padlet.com/stephanie_dunn1/gvwbmf8r4ice/wish/116560934 "Equity is why public education is so important." (Kidder, 2011)]]> 2016-07-18 14:16:27 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanie_dunn1/gvwbmf8r4ice/wish/116560934 stephanie_dunn1 https://padlet.com/stephanie_dunn1/gvwbmf8r4ice/wish/116561242 The OCT Standards of Practice outline the commitment to treat students equitably and with respect (Ontario College of Teachers, 2016). ]]> 2016-07-18 14:22:37 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanie_dunn1/gvwbmf8r4ice/wish/116561242 stephanie_dunn1 https://padlet.com/stephanie_dunn1/gvwbmf8r4ice/wish/116561647 It is usually the same parents that speak up and advocate for their child.  This should not mean that the other students do not receive what they need to be successful.  Teachers are held to a standard of treating students equitably regardless of parent involvement (Ontario College of Teachers, 2016).  ]]> 2016-07-18 14:30:50 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanie_dunn1/gvwbmf8r4ice/wish/116561647 stephanie_dunn1 https://padlet.com/stephanie_dunn1/gvwbmf8r4ice/wish/116561807 2016-07-18 14:34:30 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanie_dunn1/gvwbmf8r4ice/wish/116561807 stephanie_dunn1 https://padlet.com/stephanie_dunn1/gvwbmf8r4ice/wish/116562124 With the responsibility to treat students equitably (Ontario College of Teachers, 2016) we must hear the right voices.  Parents should be given the opportunity for engagement with their children's education and be told the value that it has.  This engagement is not just being in the school, but arguably more importantly, is engagement at home (Kidder, 2011). Through hearing parent voices and engaging them with their students learning, children can be given an equitable chance for success.]]> 2016-07-18 14:41:50 UTC https://padlet.com/stephanie_dunn1/gvwbmf8r4ice/wish/116562124