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Network Notes
Course: Promoting Positive Learning Environments (6732)
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University: University of Canberra
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Network- The Power in Linking Stakeholders Together
Network- to connect parts forming a complex whole
Common characteristics of the most difficult students in schools, are probably, with
many of them, their parents are offside with the school. Communication is bad or
non-existent.
A group of people, a network, is different to the sum of its parts
Blame can enter a systems like a virus- teachers blame parents, principals blame
teachers, parents blame schools in front of their children, and school counsellors
blame principals. The blame in the system, the adults blaming each other, disrupts
communication and children misbehave
A child who convinces his parents that the teachers treats him unfairly at school
‘splits the executive’, he destroys the links binding the principal, counsellor, and
parents together in an ‘executive’.
Teachers often complain that parents today put greater expectations onto them, ask
teachers to take more and more responsibility for socialising their child.
Some examples of techniques that link teachers, parents, principals and children
together so they work on co-operative goals include:
At the end of the school day sit the students down and choose certain
students to review what they accomplished. When students arrive home and
parents ask the classic question “What did you do at school today?” the
students will have just reviewed what he did. Who know? He might shock his
parents by actually giving them a clear idea of what he did at school instead
of saying. “Oh, nothing”.
Homework books, home-school diaries, where parents and teachers record
positive and negative behaviours, home notes and joint contracts can all link
parents and teachers in co-operative two-way communication so children
cannot play adults off against each other. Note that if the teacher or parent
does not fulfil their part of the contract, the child does not have to fulfil his.
Daily Report home: Name, Date- have to tick the yes or no box for the following
questions: obeyed all house rules, gained all points for the day, tried hard at school,
get along well with other kids. Then have to get their parents and teacher to sign the
report card.
Parent-Teacher-Child Agreement: Students name, Teachers name, parents name, the
date, area to be improved, the teacher will, the student will, the parent will, long-
range goal. The questions have to be answered
Travel card. Had the students name, grade and date at the top of the page, had
columns for desired behaviours ( on time to class, brought necessary materials,
handed in assignments, obeyed class rules and participated in class) these columns
were ticked off for each of the students class periods and the teacher signed it off
each time
