What makes a good school?

I'm a parent of two elementary students．The experience that my children are going through now in the elementary school is so different from mine when I was at their age．What I think of a good school is communication between teachers．students and parents． 1. Parent-teacher communication guarantees that a child is educated in the same way and in turn a child will build special bonds in communication between their teachers and parents．

2. My children return home telling me that their teachers ignore their questions when they raise their hands and don’t talk much．On the other hand，I feel the same when I write notes to school． 3. This is telling me there is a lack in communication from the school teachers nowadays as their life is so overwhelmed by the over-crowded schools we have in the US．

However．choosing a career in education is not just for a good job．A teacher should really have heart in touching every child’s life． 4. Even now，I still remember all my elementary school teachers’ names． 5. The answer lies in the fact that they spent every minute of their precious time helping me and answering all my questions with patience．When you have teachers who are willing to spend time for any child and communicate with parents，it is what I consider a GREAT school for a child to attend，not just GOOD．

A．I don’t get any response from the teachers to my questions，not even a one-word response．

B．There are different ways of communication, according to different cultures．

C．Why is that?

D．Strong communication is very important to a child’s education．

E．I feel that schools nowadays don’t communicate with parents enough and neither is involvement．

F．My elementary school teachers all touched my life．

G．What do you think of it?

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How I Turned to Be Optimistic

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The job of raising children is a tough one. Children don’t come with an instruction handbook. And each child is different. So parents sometimes pull their hair out in frustration, not knowing what to do. But in raising children----as in all of life---what we do is influenced by our culture. Naturally then, American parents teach their children basic American values.

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Being a parent is a tall order. It takes patience, love, wisdom, courage and a good sense of humor to raise children. Some people are just deciding not to have children at all, since they're not sure it's worth it. But raising children means training the next generation and preserving our culture. What could be worth more than that?

Paragraph outline

1._________ details

Introduction

It is no easy task to bring up children. Parents sometimes feel very 2.______, not knowing what to do.

The goal of parents

They help children to learn live 3._______ from infancy on.

The relationship between parents and children

An informal relationship exists between American parents and children.

Children are praised and 4.______ to realize their dreams.

●Children are treated equally more like friends.

The issue of childcare

Most young couple struggle with this issue.

●5._______, mothers stayed at home with kids.

●Recently, a day care center is 6.______ preschoolers are put.

●There is an argument over whether attending a day care center is a positive experience for children.

7._____to discipline children

American parents have different opinions.

● “Time outs” have gained 8._____ in recent years.

●9.________ away some privileges is a way to punish some older children and teenagers.

Conclusion

Raising children takes patience, love, wisdom, courage etc, but it is 10.________ it.

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