Parent Partners

FROM THE BOOK COVER: "PARENT PARTNERS: WORKSHOPS TO FOSTER SCHOOL/HOME/FAMILY PARTNERSHIPS. DECADES OF RESEARCH DRAMATICALLY DEMONSTRATE THAT PARENT INVOLVEMENT IN A CHILD'S EDUCATION IS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS--MORE IMPORTANT THAN A PARENT'S OWN SITUATION, BACKGROUND, OR EDUCATION. 'BEING INVOLVED' DOESN'T REQUIRE KNOWLEDGE OF MATH OR SCIENCE, A COLLEGE EDUCATION, OR EXTENSIVE PREPARATION. THERE ARE MANY SMALL THINGS A PARENT CAN DO THAT TOGETHER MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE. PARENT PARTNERS PROVIDES PARENTS AND OTHER CAREGIVERS WITH CONCRETE, PRACTICAL THINGS THEY CAN DO TO HELP THEIR CHILDREN SUCCEED IN SCHOOL. FOCUSED ON ELEMENTARY SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION, MANY OF THE MATERIALS RELATE TO EDUCATION IN GENERAL. RESEARCH ALSO SHOWS THAT STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS ARE MOST SUCCESSFUL WHEN PARENTS AND TEACHERS WORK TOGETHER AS ACTIVE PARTNERS. PARENT PARTNERS CAN HELP TRANSFORM SCHOOLS INTO VIBRANT EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITIES. PARENT PARTNERS IS ESPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR EDUCATORS AND ACTIVIST PARENTS SEEKING TO INCREASE PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION. THE VARIETY OF TOOLS IN THIS BOOK EDUCATE PARENTS ABOUT CURRENT APPROACHES IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION AND ABOUT ENORMOUS POSITIVE EDUCATIONAL IMPACT PARENTS CAN MAKE."