Word: classrooms
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When it's designed well, a district, school or classroom website can significantly change the relationship between the parent and the school, says Cynthia LaPier, Ithaca's director of information and instructional technology. "All the research says that the more you can involve parents in school, the better," LaPier says. "The technology gives us another way to reach them, especially parents of secondary school students, who tend to be less involved...
...granted that your child will have the same kind of learning experiences at school that you did," writes parenting expert Ann LaForge. Her book is a commonsense road map to modern elementary schools for parents. LaForge interviewed teachers, principals, school psychologists and other experts to develop her profiles of classrooms in each grade. She urges every parent to make a commitment to stay involved in his or her child's education, whether by volunteering, reading all the papers the school sends home, supervising homework or even making sure that a child gets a good breakfast. Sound like too much homework...
...David Robinette parks his patrol car conspicuously on the campus, and throughout the day he roves the grounds and buildings. During the two 40-min. lunch periods, he is in the cafeteria, eating with kids and talking to them. Several times a week, he is in front of a classroom, telling students about their legal rights and advising them on personal safety. Having a policeman in the school involves more than security, according to Curtis Lavarello, director of the 5,000-member National Association of School Resource Officers. "It is a pro-active program that builds a relationship between...
...SEPARATING "Having successful experiences, in the sense of getting through it O.K., even with tears, is really the only way to get used to separating," says George Burns, principal of Fieldston Lower School in New York City. Make play dates with kids in your child's class. Visit the classroom ahead of time to familiarize your child with new surroundings...
...showed up for my $500, three-hour Intro to Racing course at 9 in the morning at the Laguna Seca motor speedway in Monterey, Calif. Before the classroom lesson, the instructor, Andrew Shoen, sent me into a room to put on a red racing suit, a helmet, some driving gloves and a fake mustache. The mustache was my idea--it seems to be part of the NASCAR uniform. Much of what Andrew said made sense to me until he got to the double-clutch, heel-toe downshifting maneuver, which is the heart of racing technique. It was at this point...