Advocating for Children: Tips from a School Superintendent
Everyone wants to be an advocate for their child. That's especially true for parents of kids with learning and attention issues, like dyslexia or ADHD. But how do you do that successfully?...
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Over the years, the most successful advocates, parent advocates, that I've encountered have been persistent. But they've also been collaborative about their willingness to work with those who are ultimately tasked with providing an education for kids. Collaboration really can get you much more than sort of manning the barricades and going to an immediate fight. It starts with the teacher in the classroom having a conversation around what your child needs. Being willing to collaborate. If that doesn't work, going to a higher level, which can be the school principal. Going to that person's superior, ultimately coming to the superintendent. I've always been impressed with parents, when I was a superintendent, with parents who made it ...
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Over the years, the most successful advocates, parent advocates, that I've encountered have been persistent. But they've also been collaborative about their willingness to work with those who are ultimately tasked with providing an education for kids. Collaboration really can get you much more than sort of manning the barricades and going to an immediate fight. It starts with the teacher in the classroom having a conversation around what your child needs. Being willing to collaborate. If that doesn't work, going to a higher level, which can be the school principal. Going to that person's superior, ultimately coming to the superintendent. I've always been impressed with parents, when I was a superintendent, with parents who made it ...
