Meet Me in the Middle: Chapter 15

Chapter 15: This chapter seems to build off of the chapter that we read in TP2000. Communication with parents is very important as a teacher especially in the middle grades. It is important to communicate how their child is doing in school, not only the bad but also the good. It might even be helpful to just let parents know what the homework for the day is. By doing this and keeping parents in the loop you will be able to build better relationships with students parents. In the book, there are several techniques to keeping parents in the loop. Now-a-days, online is always an option and probably the most likely to be used. Other ways suggested were a newsletters, surveys, postcards, etc.