Guest post: How to encourage parents to help struggling students

At some point, every student struggles. Some find it hard in the first year of school, whilst others race ahead of their peers but flounder once they’ve reached their teen years.

As a teacher, you can’t give every student full attention. Though you do your best to adapt your lessons for a very wide range of abilities, there are some occasions when a student needs even more time.

When 93% of parents feel anxious about their child’s education, how do you turn anxiety into action?

Here’s how you can encourage parents to help struggling students:

1) Consider the parent’s ability

Many parents want to help, but don’t have the confidence to do so. Perhaps they also struggled in school, or are very aware that teaching methods have changed.

Could you spare 10 minutes at the end of the school day, to sit down with a parent and teach them? They’ll be able to take that lesson away, and pass it on to their son or daughter.

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