Helping Families Ask Questions Could Be Your Most Powerful Engagement Tool

“Many schools struggle to engage parents with school. It’s a tricky problem with a complex web of reasons ranging from busy parents to fear and distrust. Some schools even have active parent communities willing to raise money and volunteer, but who don’t know how to support their students’ academic work in the classroom.”

The benefits of asking questions and “good” questions can help in the conversations between parents and students. The article notes that after parents learned how to ask questions, the feelings of intimidation and defensiveness lessened during parent-teacher conferences.

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