The Importance of the parent/teacher relationship

In class we are literally bombarded with why we should communicate so much with the students parent. When first introduced to the idea I had to completely agree. Because if you have any type of relationship with the parent you as a teacher are more on top of your game to say the least. Parents want to feel involved with what is going on in the classroom. if you think about it from ages five to eighteen students spend majority of their life with some type of educator. Wouldn't you want your child in the best hands if possible. So I would want to know everything about the school, principal, and teacher. On occasions if you don't have a ready-built relationship with your parents you might come across hard situations. Regarding behavior problems if the teacher relays to the parent how her classroom is ran there should be no question of children actions. Sometimes you have the parent that always agrees with the child asking from proof of their child's actions. I believe that if you know your parent and your student this will not come to be a problem.

An article that speaks on how parents vs. teachers in the class room.