A Second Classroom: Parent-Teacher Relationships in a Waldorf School

What Does A Healthy, Successful School Look Like? Is It All About Measurable Outcomes, Test Scores, And Pass/fail Grades Set By The Government? Can Learning Be Quantified In Short-term Measurements Or Does Real Learning Take Years To Manifest In A Career Or Biography? All Seem To Agree That A Healthy School Is Also A Community And That Community Depends On The Quality Of Relationships—chiefly The Relationships Among Students, Teachers, And Parents. This Book Features A Comprehensive Examination Of The Parent–teacher Relationship In All Its Dimensions, From Parent Evenings And Conferences To Communication, Conflict, And The Life-cycle Of Parent Involvement In Their School. In Between The Chapters On Practical Advice Are Sections That Consider The Issues From A Deeper, Spiritual Dimension. This Book Is Intended To Stimulate Conversation, Self-reflection, And Relational Practices That Awaken Community Life In And Around Our Schools.