One Day Conference For Parents of SD57 Students
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 @ 3:55 AM
Prince George, B.C. –Parents of students in School District 57, are invited to take part in a special one day conference this Saturday.
The Prince George District Parent Advisory Council has brought together a number of speakers to tackle a number of topics, from how to talk to your teen, to sexting, anti-bullying initiatives, special needs and the changes in education in B.C.
“It is important for parents to be involved ( with the Advisory Council) for a number of reasons” says Sarah Holland, Chair of the District Parent Advisory Council, “ but one big reason is, it does actually help improve the performance of your own children in school.”
The District Parent Advisory Council has three main responsibilities:
- to advise the district on any matter relating to education, and to be the collective voice of parents
- To assist in forming, maintaining and developing PACs
- To communicate with parents on educational matters and district policies, and provide leadership in developing and understanding the rights and responsibilities of parents in the district.
Holland says the pre-registration is indicating many parents are interested in developing the “school community”. She says there are many things that can be done to get more parents involved in that community “Some school communities work very hard to get parents into the schools and to encourage parents to come in and volunteer, and other school communities are less so. One of the things we would like to do at DPAC ( District level) is to help encourage that openness.” She says that sharing of information and ideas could be as simple as offering ideas on how to improve a fundraising plan.
The one day conference is taking place at the Coast Inn of the North on Saturday from 8:30 to 5:30. North. Registration is $30 per person although there is a special rate for those who are already members of a Parent Advisory Council. Anyone wishing to take part in the conference must pre-register . You can click here to register, or call 250-649-6770.
Comments
i’d like to hear an ‘expert’ tell me why my 6 year old son in grade 1 is having to complete homework every night, and how this could possibly benefit him in the short or long term. all it seems to be doing is destroying his love of school and learning. he’s already asking, ‘why do i have to do this when i already go to school?’ good question. if a teacher can’t get this material covered in the classroom, they shouldn’t be sending it home. kids need to be kids.
Well mikmak, if you want to hear an “expert” tell you why your 6 year old son in grade 1 is having to complete homework every night… then perhaps you should make arrangements to talk to that “expert”. I am of course referring to his teacher!
Mikmak, there’s some excellent research about that topic, and you’re quite right – homework at that grade level does nothing to improve student success. This is a good site:
http://stophomework.com/
Some teachers assign homework simply because other parents have asked for it in the past. I found great success in talking with my children’s teachers, and stating that I didn’t believe that homework was helpful for them (or reading contests, dislike those too). Teachers were more than happy to work with me – absolutely no problems once I brought that up.
A teacher told me that there a three reasons why teachers give homework. 1. the student didn’t finish their work because they were fooling around and not working; 2. the student didn’t finish their work because they aren’t able to do the work in class because they don’t understand the work; and 3. some teachers and school think that when parents talk about going back to basics they mean homework.
The teacher did not give homework as 1. students have to learn to do their work when it is assigned in class or it will lead to poor work habits; 2. if they aren’t sure of the work taking it home to do it will not help it will only make the students frustrated; 3rd back to basic means rote learning in the class room not homework.
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