I find that parents can be the most stressful part of the job at times. Either it seems that our students are behind, and we can't get their help in motivating their students, or parents are emailing constantly and complaining that work is too hard. We are currently trying to revise the 7th grade independent research project, and we as a PLC are trying to wade our way through the parent feedback to figure out what is a legitimate complaint and what is parents just being parents.
Do you incorporate parent feedback into your lessons and curriculum? If so, how?
Connie,
ReplyDeleteParents have really become more important to me as I gain more experience. Kids that have parents that care about their education do better. Parents need to be accountable for their kids. But I digress.
As for parent feedback, I generally don't make many changes based on what they say. Sometimes parents are able to notice things that aren't clear in directions or aren't organized in a way that is easy enough for a 7th or 6th grader to understand. That type of feedback is very helpful to me! I generally don't incorporate parent feedback unless it points out obvious flaws in my instructions.
Hope that helps!