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FAMILY ENGAGEMENT IN EDUCATION

The Devaluation of Family Engagement in Some Schools Series

Part 1: Here’s what some educators do.

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Series Introduction

Numerous schools and families everywhere have historically positioned themselves as educational partners. When positive home and school partnerships prevail, schools are higher functioning because parents assume the role of being their child’s first teacher from their earliest beginnings. And highly successful schools embrace parents as valued members of their student’s school teams. The voices of these parents are respected within these schools and these parents challenge and inspire their children educationally at home.

Despite what occurs in some of these schools and homes, that is not the case everywhere. A lot of parents remain invisible in their child’s education. Many schools either experience genuine struggles connecting with parents or willfully exclude parents from being accountable educational participants.

As a family engagement influencer, I have established a definition that enables parents, educational leaders, teachers, and other school employees to understand what…

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Dr. Deborah M. Vereen-Family Engagement Influencer
Dr. Deborah M. Vereen-Family Engagement Influencer

Written by Dr. Deborah M. Vereen-Family Engagement Influencer

Retired principal and professor who writes about motherhood, parents, education, positive school partnerships, Christianity, relationships, and family

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