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TODAY IN THE MODERN PARENT,
EDUCATORS BELIEVE PARENTAL
INVOLVEMENT IN KEY IN HOW YOUR
CHILD LEARNS A. GREAT WAY TO
START WOULD BE JOINING YOUR
SCHOOL'S PARENT ORGANIZATION.
OUR EXPERTS HAVE TIPS ON HOW TO
GET YOU INVOLVED.
NOW THAT THE SCHOOL YEAR IS
IN FULL SWING, IT MIGHT BE A
GOOD TIME TO THINK ABOUT JOINING
YOUR SCHOOL'S PARENT GROUP.
YOU CAN BE ON A PARENT
COMMITTEE.
IT ALLOWS YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO
GET INVOLVED IN EVENTS.
PLANNING EVENTS WHAT EVENTS DO
YOU WANT AT THE SCHOOL, DO YOU
WANT THEM TO BE EDUCATIONAL, TO
BE FUN?
PARENTS CAN CERTAINLY GET
INVOLVED IN THAT.
Reporter: THIS MOTHER
EXPLAINS WHY SHE CHOSE TO BE
PART OF THE PARENT COMMITTEE AT
HER CHILD'S SCHOOL.
I FEELATES PARTNERSHIP
BETWEEN THE PARENTS, THE
CHILDREN AND THE TEACHERS, AND I
THINK THAT HELPS CHILDREN TO BE
SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOLS BALLPARKS
THERE'S NO TRIANGULATION,
EVERYONE SON THE SAME PAGE, AND
IT HELPS GUIDE YOUR CHILDREN'S
EDUCATION.
Reporter: WHAT HAPPENS AT
MEETINGS?
AT THE MEETINGS IT'S AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR PARENTS AND
TEACHERS TO COLLABORATE, TO GET
TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER AND TO KIND
OF BUILD AN INFORMAL FAMILY
STRUCTURE.
SO TO SPEAK.
SO THE CHILDREN KNOW THAT THE
TEACHERS KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON,
THE TEACHERS KNOW WHAT'S GOING
ON AT HOME, PARENT KNOW WHAT'S
GOING ON IN THE CLASSROOM.
Reporter: THE WORKSHOP SAIPS
PARENT COMMITTEES ARGENTINE
ARNDT JUST FOR PARENTS.
WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE TEACHERS
TO BE PART OF IT.
IT'S PARENTS, TEACHERS AND
STUDENTS TOGETHER, AND YOU NEED
ALL THREE COMPONENTS TO MAKE IT
WORK AND BE SUCCESSFUL.
Reporter: SOME PARENT MAY
FIND IT HARD TO FREE UP TIME IN
THE SCHEDULE FOR ANOTHER
MEETING.
EVEN THOUGH IT IS SOMETIMES
DIFFICULT, YOU'RE TIRED, BUT YOU
MAKE THAT COMMITMENT TO YOUR
CHILDREN'S EDUCATION.
AND I THINK THAT THE CHILDREN
WILL BE MORE SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE
OF THAT.
Reporter: THERE ARE BENEFITS
TO JOINING A PTO OR PTA.
ONE BENEFIT MAY BE THEY GATE
VOICE IN THEIR EARLY LEARNING
CENTER OR SCHOOL, THE ACTIVITY
OR GROUP THAT THEY'RE INVOLVED
WITH.
ONE OF THE OTHER BENEFITS IS
THAT PARENTS GET TO KNOW ONE
ANOTHER 206789 HAVE A SUCCESSFUL
PARENT COMMITTEE YOU'RE GOING TO
WANT TO FIRST FIGURE OUT WHAT
TYPE OF GROUP IT WILL BE.
IS IT GOING TO BE A VERY
FORMAL STRUCTURE, ARE YOU GOING
TO MEET EVERY MONTH, EVERY OTHER
MONTH?
Reporter: PLAN IT AT A TIME
THAT IS CONVENIENT AND OFFERS
BABY-SITTING.
YOU WANT TO MAKE IT VERY
ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL FAMILIES, AND
MAYBE OFFER A COUPLE OF
DIFFERENT OPTIONS SO EVERYONE
CAN COME, AND YOU WANT TO MAKE
SURE THAT WHEN YOU'RE INVITING
PEOPLE TO COME THAT YOU'RE VERY
OPEN-MINDED, THAT YOU ALLOW
EVERYONE TO HAVE A VOICE.
YOU HAVE EVERYONE OFFER THEIR
FEEDBACK, THEIR IDEAS, AND MAKE
PEOPLE FEEL COMFORTABLE.
THE CHILDREN'S WORKSHOP
SUGGESTS THAT YOU HAVE YOUR
MEETINGS WHEN SCHOOL CLOSES
THAT.