CHAPTER 8 STUDENT AND THEIR FAMILIES

THREE POINTS



1. Teachers must respect, value diversity of families, because have a significant shifts in family structure since 1950s.


2. Communication should focus on student learning. Parental involvement, monitoring learning have impact and teachers and parental collaboration necessary.

3. The prejudice that young people learn at home and in school can lead to discriminatory practices that harm people who are different from themselves.