Parent and Teacher with Mutual Contract
If you'd like a contract that puts parents and teachers on the right track for encouraging character, curiosity, and creativity in children, keep reading. Our expert parenting author, Rick Ackerly, is sharing a contract he and a sixth-grade teacher, Susan Porter, came up with years ago. Rick is an educator and speaker with 45 years’ experience working in schools. Let's take a look at that contract.
"Defining the Parent-Teacher Contract:
- .as the teacher, I can and will:
- care for your child and make sure she is safe
- praise him when he deserves it
- be on her case when it's necessary
- encourage him to find his strength and use it
- challenge her to use her weakness to improve it
- show him how to take charge of his learning
- be there for her when she needs extra help
- provide him with a side variety of ideas, subjects, and activities
I Cannot:
- love her as you do
- protect him for disappointment
- make sure she is happy
- make sure he is not bored
- .ensure she has friends
- make sure he gets good grades
- guarantee she will get into a good high school
- give him self-respect or self-confidence or high self-esteem
As the Parent, You Can:
- know your child for who she is
- appreciate your child for who he is, not for who you hope he [all be
- be there to console her when she needs it
- listen to him in such a way that he feels listened to
- in listening, help her fight her own battles
- enjoy him
- delight in her
- have fun with him
- give her unconditional love and trust even when you don't feel it's justified
- believe in him even when your feelings tell you otherwise
You Should Not:
- feel guilty for your child's disappointing achievement or "poor" performance
- feel inadequate that you cannot respond to her every need on short notice
- compare your child to other students
- fight his battles for him" (from pages 17-18)
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To find out more about when you can do to raise your children with character, curiosity, and creativity pick up Rick Ackerly's amazing book,
The Genius in Every Child: Encouraging Character, Curiosity, and Creativity in Children
Available at Amazon.com
Let's APPLAUD Rick Ackerly for sharing his excellent knowledge as a teacher,
principal, and parent.
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