Many parents are more involved than ever in their children’s education at school. They are in contact with the teachers on a regular basis, discuss their teaching style and generally advocate for their child. Ostensibly, the ideal relationship would be a partnership between teacher and parent with the child in the center. However, a new study from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev shows that teachers often view parents as a problem, often more problematic than their children, to be managed rather than as partners.
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