Working with Families
1. One of the keys to a successful classroom is your ability to interact and communicate effectively with
families. Why is it important to work closely with families? Why might some families resist
involvement?
2. Which of the family communication techniques described in Burden, Chapter 11 did you connect with
and why?
3. After reading the case study in Burden, Chapter 11 entitled “Working with Families and Colleagues”
describe the errors the teachers made in handling the situation with Miranda? How could the teachers
have handled the situation differently to establish better communication and collaboration with
Miranda’s parents from the start?Links:
Links:
https://books.google.com/books?id=-yK7DQAAQBAJ&pg=PA237&dq=Burden,+P.+(2017)+Classroom+Management:+Creating+a+Successful+K-12+Community+(6th+ed.)&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiV-qPWqOTeAhWBzVMKHQVECOEQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=Burden%2C%20P.%20(2017)%20Classroom%20Management%3A%20Creating%20a%20Successful%20K-12%20Community%20(6th%20ed.)&f=false
This is due by Wednesday 9:00P.M