1st Edition

Parents and Teachers Partners or Rivals?

By Lawrence Green Copyright 1968
130 Pages
by Routledge

130 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1968, this book was for every parent who had ever wondered ‘What goes on in my child’s school – whom do I ask, what do I ask, and dare I ask?’; and for every teacher who had ever thought, ‘How can I get closer to parents and enlist their aid in what I am trying to teach?’ At the time Lawrence Green was a junior-school head teacher with long experience in the ‘deprived’... Read more

Preface.  Acknowledgements.  1. ‘No Parents Beyond This Line.’  2. An Attempt at Improvement  3. School Reports  4. Interviews With Parents  5. School Functions  6. Informal Contacts  7. Case Studies (I) Effect of Parent-Teacher Cooperation on the Child  8. Case Studies (II) Recording Home Interviews  9. Prospects for the Future.  Appendix.  Index.

Biography

Lawrence Green, was at the time of publication, working as a junior-school headteacher for the Inner London Education Authority.

Reviews for the original edition:

‘Teachers and parents who simply want to do their best for their children will learn a lot from Mr Green.’ – The Daily Telegraph

‘Written with feeling and conviction.’ – Teachers’ World

‘His modest, practical account of how he achieved maximum parent participation in his own school is closer to the classroom than anything yet published on the subject.’ – New Education

‘…here is no homily but a working handbook that no good parent or teacher should be without.’ – Morning Star

‘…a book for every school library and many a home bookshelf.’ – Western Mail

‘…skilfully guides parents through the pitfalls and maze of how to find out what is going on in their particular schools.’ – Evening News

‘It ought to be made compulsory reading for every serving LEA member.’ – Municipal Journal

‘…nothing but good can come from the suggestions so lucidly set down in this book.’ - Tribune