Maletta - Kovalik appedix

An area that really caught my eye was Appendix D: Communication. Communication is huge when it comes to your students. This consists of good communication between the teacher and the student, the student with the parent (about school), and the parent with the teacher. One particular area of communication that I found very interesting was that of communicating the use of the lifelong guidelines and lifeskills both at school and in the home. Kovalik suggest that the parents get to know and learn about each of hte guildelines and skills and then try to reinforce them at home. I think that this is good beause one, it shows the parent is involved, and two, the students are more respectful of the concept of using lifeskills in school if they are also used in their house. This could create a much more positive and comforting environment for the classroom. It's kinda funny that I chose that from the reading because today while a little boy was reading a book to me about bullying, he told me how it's best to just walk away then encourage the fighting/bullying. Right after he said that, he told me that his mom told him that. That is just absolutely wonderful to hear for a teacher. I think that if i were the teacher of the classroom, I would send home a letter to the parent thanking them for having such a positive environment at home and giving wonderful advice to their child. I would then tell them how i found out of such good news (when the little boy was reading to me). The little boy also talked about how bullying isn't nice and how bigger bullies generally pick on the little guys because they know they can't fight back. He went on and on throughout this book talking about bullying and how it's not nice and what you can do. It was a good experience. It was definitely one of those moments were you were proud and had one of those heart warming moments. I wish other kids could be so blessed to have such parents!