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Regard To Parents Seeking: There is also a message of hope for primary schools with regard to parents seeking a school for their child.
it is worth remembering two points. The first is that not all parents are able or willing to choose a school that is not the nearest one, so only some parents will make use of the assessment-based evaluation or performance indicators. Second, many parents are not looking for assessment results as the main or only criterion for choice of school.
Parents of DCD children may well want to know what is the matter with their daughter or son, and they may welcome a diagnosis or labelling which explains the precise nature of difficulties. This does not necessarily imply that they are 'searching for a cure', but rather that they are seeking good quality educational and therapeutic provision and support. If at times this 'seeking' is seen as unrealistic or inappropriate by professionals, it should je remembered that many parents have regularly encountered professional opinions which have not properly acknowledged their concerns, or have been simply wrong.
For me, to spend a day going through each class's cards was an occasion to discover more about the children's lives, the teachers' work, the parents' care and concerns than I might otherwise leam in a whole term.
Did we achieve any particular goals? Oh yes. We grew in knowledge and awareness of parents, and gained a much higher regard for them both as parents and as effective teachers. There was the mutual satisfaction of a job done well in which everyone played a continuing and vital role. We learned more about children's books in two or three terms than we might have done in our whole teaching career so far. And, of course, there was the sheer gratification of improved literacy levels in the school, enhancing everyone's ability to work well.
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