She adds, “That poem is so sweet ... “It’s all you hope for as a parent, knowing your kid is in good hands,” says Wade. “I want teachers to know they matter and if you’re a crying ...

I can handle the truth. In my experience, parents who listen to teachers’ negative feedback and implement strategies to help their kids improve tend to have children who grow up to be good men ...

In primary grades, teachers can use phonemic ... As her reading improved, I added longer poems, and she looked forward to performing them for her parents and brother, who celebrated her progress.

Certainly one reason the teacher feels the need to do this is if she doesn’t, parents will complain, “Why didn’t you tell me he was getting in trouble at school?” And it’s very likely ...