The upbringing of a child is carried out not only by the employees of the educational institution, but also by the family, so it is very important to establish interaction between these spheres of influence. Only in this case the formation, development and education of the child will become complete.
Cooperation of the class teacher with parents
A class teacher is a teacher who represents the interests of a group of students under his responsibility. The work of the class teacher with the parents of students is simply necessary for organizing the education and development of children. It is especially important to maintain this cooperation at the initial stage of education, when children are just beginning to get used to the new team, duties and responsibilities.
The class teacher should keep parents informed of all the changes and innovations that take place in the school. If a problematic situation arises due to a conflict, poor academic performance, or other reason, the coolthe head is obliged to inform the parents about it. This is the main purpose of the interaction between the class teacher and parents. If the child has no parents, then work should be done with his guardians.
Planning with Parents
The work plan of the class teacher with parents is drawn up for one academic year. During this time, the class teacher must conduct a certain number of parent-teacher meetings, extracurricular activities and other activities aimed at achieving the goals. Conversations between the class teacher and parents can also take place unscheduled.
Planning with parents includes a one-to-one visit to the student's home. This is done not only to observe the life of the family, but also to get closer to the parents and the child.
Forms and methods of work of the class teacher with parents are determined by the teacher himself on the basis of his individual qualities, personality traits, experience and knowledge. When choosing a method of work, one should also rely on the peculiarities of the way of life of parents, their sphere of activity and religious beliefs.
Productive cooperation between the class teacher and parents always gives positive results.
Goal of Involving Parents
The main goal of interaction between the class teacher and parents is to create favorable conditions for the comprehensive development of the child, the formation of motivation for learning, the disclosure of his creative abilities.
To achieve this goal, you must complete the following tasks:
- Prepare parents to work effectively with educators. To accomplish this task, it is necessary to get to know the parents, have a conversation with them, explain how important the active participation of the parent in the school problems of the child is.
- To improve the pedagogical culture of parents. At this stage, the teacher should convey to parents information related to the characteristics of the psychological perception and development of a child of a certain age, recommend literature for self-study.
- Encourage parents to take part in school life. The tasks of the class teacher should not be intrusive. No need to load parents with voluminous work. Requests and instructions should be simple and helpful.
- To teach parents to understand and notice the changes that happen to the child. An incorrect reaction of parents to a child's behavior can lead to negative consequences, so parents in a team with teachers should choose the same tactics of behavior that will correct the deviant behavior of the child.
- Assist in finding interventions to influence the child's behavior.
Parent meetings
Each parent meeting should have a theme, goals and objectives. The class teacher draws up a plan for a meeting with parents, based on the pressing problems that arise in the process of learning and developing children.
The teacher can involve a psychologist who organizes a conversation with parents and answers toquestions that concern them. You can prepare a presentation or video demonstration on your chosen topic.
A parent-teacher meeting on child performance and development should be constructive. It is necessary to prepare statistics for each student. Select a few leaders, mark children with learning problems. Award the best students with certificates and express gratitude to their parents. You need to have a conversation with the parents of weak children, together try to identify the causes of poor progress, and determine ways to solve this problem.
Parents Committee
Part of the responsibility of the class teacher passes to the parents of students. The most active of them form a parent committee, which can include from 2-7 people. Each committee member has their own responsibilities. We list the main tasks of the parent committee:
- identifying the needs of children that the school cannot meet;
- raising money to buy the necessary things for the development and education of children;
- organizing the purchase of gifts for teachers on holidays;
- help organize events;
- assistance in working with children;
- quality control of food in the school cafeteria;
- interacting with local governments in order to receive assistance to the educational institution;
- Choosing ways to reward students who excel academically or in extracurricular activities;
- helping children who fall behind in school.
Committee activitiesformally regulated by the Education Act. It must include a chairman, secretary and treasurer. Parent Committee meetings are held at least three times a year. Meetings are organized in accordance with the charter of the educational institution, all decisions are made after an open vote.
Extracurricular activities involving parents
Each extra-curricular event is held for a specific purpose: acquaintance, demonstration of creative achievements, competition, leader identification, behavior diagnostics, etc. Involving parents automatically transfers the event to a higher level for the child. Every kid wants to show off his skills and knowledge to his own and other people's parents. Joint activities are useful for children and informative for adults - this is one of the forms of work of the class teacher with parents.
Children enjoy activities with their parents, especially if they are in the form of competition between parents and children. In this case, the child will make every effort to achieve the best result. The option of cooperation between parent and child during the game is also often used when organizing school events. There should be no losers in the game, otherwise the child may have a negative attitude towards the parent if the team loses.
Active participation of parents in school life
Despite the constant employment of the vast majority of parents, the class teacher mustto involve them in participation in events, concerts, performances, exhibitions. The form of solicitation must be in the nature of a request. Excessive pressure and constant errands can discourage parents from interacting with the school. The help of parents to the class teacher should be feasible.
Very busy and inactive parents can be invited to school events as spectators and fans. With parents-activists, everything is much simpler - they themselves are ready to help teachers with the organization of holidays and events.
Individual Parent Counseling
For an individual conversation, the teacher can come to the student's home to look at the living conditions, observe the microclimate in the family, ask to show the student's workplace. The home environment has a great influence on the development and academic performance of the child, so it is very important to identify all the critical points that may interfere with the harmonious development of the individual. The class teacher should set aside time for individual communication with all parents of students, especially when it comes to the first grade.
Particular attention in terms of the work of the class teacher with parents should be given to communication with the family, the interest of parents. If there is indifference or unwillingness to cooperate on the part of the parents, then you need to inform and motivate them, explain that their behavior is a model for the child.
Creative activities for parents
Participation in school activitiesallows you to show your creative abilities not only to children, but also to their parents. In elementary school, parents actively participate in the preparation of school exhibitions and other events, helping their child and the class teacher.
Children cannot perform some creative tasks on their own due to lack of necessary skills. In this case, parents should help the child. The main thing is that it does not happen that the child transfers his responsibilities to the parent. The creative process should take place with the joint cooperation of the child and the adult.
These tasks should be chosen carefully. A creative task for parents and a child should be interesting and useful. The winners of the competition must receive an encouragement or an award. Photos of the most active parents and children can be hung on the honor roll.
Organizational tasks for parents
In some cases, the class teacher may delegate his duties to responsible parents. When organizing an event or excursion, parents can take on some of the functions: raising money, renting a car, buying tickets, catering, etc.
The most responsible parents who have the opportunity and time to deal with these issues are selected for the positions of organizers. If the class teacher has identified parents who are not involved in the child's school life, then you can gently ask them to complete some small assignment. After completing it, you need to thank the parent for their interest.
Organizational issues may also relate to monetary issues. Sometimes parents are offered to buy equipment necessary for children. In this case, the treasurer of the parent committee collects money from other parents, and the meeting decides on the purchase of the desired item.
Interaction of parents with the school psychologist
If a child develops harmoniously, communicates actively with classmates and studies well, then there is no reason to worry. However, most often it happens that in the process of learning and social adaptation, various situations arise that provoke the child, interfere with his learning or development. For example: a child is teased because of their appearance, a hyperactive student distracts peers, a student is distracted in class, etc.
In this case, parents who are incompetent in the field of child psychology will not be able to resolve the situation on their own. Consultations of a psychologist should be included in the work plan of the class teacher with parents. The school psychologist is obliged to help understand the causes of the problem and give parents recommendations on how to resolve the controversial issue. Parent-involved activities are required in elementary school.
Working with at-risk parents
Practically in every class there are students who grow up in dysfunctional families. The signs by which a family can be classified in this category may be the following:
- parents have drugsaddiction;
- the family is large and low-income;
- parents have mental disorders;
- parents are too demanding and cruel towards the child;
- child abused by adults;
- child abandoned and left to himself.
Working with such children is very difficult, since behavior correction does not give visible results while the stimulus is present. Communication with problem parents should be given much more time to both the class teacher and the psychologist. The negative impact on the child of the home environment can manifest itself not only in the psychological development of the baby, but also in education and socialization. The work plan of the class teacher with parents should include the organization of joint meetings. If beliefs and motivation do not help to influence the activities of parents, then the teacher should contact the guardianship service.
In conclusion
Parents are not only a source of knowledge and skills for a child, but also a model of behavior, moral standards. When a child begins to go to school, the functions of parents are partially taken over by teachers. The interaction of these two faces should be fruitful and effective, so teachers strive to involve parents in school problems, events, holidays.
