tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855354184049767335.post7911189612714835119..comments2023-11-05T02:06:41.335-08:00Comments on The Comp Book: Let's Put Some Responsibility on the StudentsJennifer Fellingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11060527829004701148noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8855354184049767335.post-45091270313180922162008-08-27T10:46:00.000-07:002008-08-27T10:46:00.000-07:00I agree, but go further in adminishing our parents...I agree, but go further in adminishing our parents for not taking back their kids' education and for schools not accepting it when parents do. As a school leader, I have spent a lot of time wishing for parents to participate in their children's school planning. Now that I am a college Dean, I hear from my students that they were given way too much freedom in choosing their class schedules. One of them said, "I didn't want to be pushed, but if I had been, I would have done it. It just seemed like I wasn't important enough." As a parent, when I have gone into my son's school to talk about scheduling I usually get the standard, "If we make that change for you, we'll have to make that change for everyone." To which I respond, "Then maybe you should." As I look at returning to P-12 education, one of the strategies I will bring with me comes from my college students. I will no longer settle for the basics. I will push parents to get involved, insist taht my staff and faculty allow them to get involved, and push the students to take charge but accept help.Shelly Larson, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11646558956826895046noreply@blogger.com