Tip #60 from 365 Teacher Secrets for Parents (McKinley & Trombly) - Parents' Role
Today's tip for parents from two talented teachers comes from 365 Teacher Secrets for Parents by Cindy McKinley Alder and Patti Trombly. #60 Your Role You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips. ~Oliver Goldsmith Your child is in school about 6 1/2 hours a day. His teacher is responsible for helping him learn during this time for about 180 days a year. There is the same number of days each year that your child does not have a schoolteacher to help him. However, he does have a teacher—YOU! You are your child’s first teacher, guiding him first to walk and talk and then later to read and write and more. Learning is continuous and does not end when your child walks out of his school building. In fact, it can be just getting started. There is so much you can do at home to supplement what yo...