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Times have changed, and educating students requires a joint effort by administrative staff, teachers, and parents.
A positive relationship that encourages communication between educational institutions and parents enables higher-quality education for students.
Communication between parents and teachers
Parents' involvement in school and their relationships with teachers must be encouraged. A smooth, appropriate climate of participation must be established between families and the educational institution, nurtured and improved every day.
Communication between parents and teachers
Parents' involvement in school and their relationships with teachers must be encouraged. A smooth, appropriate climate of participation must be established between families and the educational institution, nurtured and improved every day.
“Communication problems exist in every area of society; we must try to escape the Bermuda Triangle that forms between students, teachers, and families.
“Communication between parents and teachers is often limited to monitoring grades and academic performance. I think it should be expanded to address more relevant issues”
How can you improve communication with parents?
The first step is to establish a process that allows for at least two meetings a year with parents and additional meetings when necessary.
WhatsApp groups
In recent years, mothers and fathers have been communicating with the parents of their children's classmates through digital tools such as WhatsApp.
WhatsApp enables positive communication that can benefit our students, but it can also create problems and misunderstandings.
Using WhatsApp as a shared communication tool with students and their families can be convenient, but it is important to remember that it can be a double-edged sword.
Every participant is responsible for using this communication channel correctly and not getting drawn into potential misuse.
Digital educational platforms
This relationship can be encouraged, for example, by implementing digital educational platforms such as:
Colplex
Colplex is an educational platform that simplifies communication between parents, students, and teachers. Colplex enables effective, instant, real-time communication with parents and students. Moreover, because it operates in an environment controlled by the educational institution, it becomes a secure communication channel where risks are minimized.
Education is everyone's responsibility
Smooth communication between parents and teachers will always benefit our students. Responsibly managed new technologies can help foster that relationship.
Educational institutions of the highest standard seek 📝 family participation in the classroom and take families' opinions into account when making changes and transformations.
Some institutions are even including parent education in their activities through engaging programs that help improve this relationship.
Education is everyone's responsibility, and both institutions and parents want the best for students. We must use communication to make decisions that help educate students properly. #BlogDeColplex #Communication #Education