At present, society needs moral, educated, entrepreneurial people who can build a decent life based on truth, goodness, and beauty. The work plan of the class teacher includes the upbringing of a full-fledged citizen of the country who is ready to study, work for her good, protect her if necessary. It is important to combine different forms of work in order to achieve optimal results.
Important aspects
A modern family is being formed and exists in the new social situation. The foundation of the moral ideals of adolescents and children is the guarantee of their individual and social security educational institution. The family and the environment affect the moral formation of the child’s personality. It is the older generation that is an important link in the transfer of historical and social experience, business and emotional relationships to the younger generation.
Parents who do not have adequate knowledge of the individual and age-related characteristics of the children fulfill their educational functions “blindly”. This approach rarely brings positive results. The problems of single-parent families are the lack of strong interpersonal relationships between fathers and children. It is possible to solve problems only with the close cooperation of parents with teachers.
Forms of work
The work plan of the class teacher involves the use of various options for working with parents aimed at strengthening the interaction of the family and the school. It is important to involve them in leisure after-school activities, to organize cooperation between teachers and children. To achieve maximum results, the class teacher must conduct work in the system, that is, in the aggregate and interconnection of various educational activities. Let us single out the following areas of his activity:
- the study of the class team and its members to obtain medical, demographic, psychological, pedagogical information (family, student living conditions, material resources of parents, level of development, state of health, education and upbringing, individual characteristics);
- planning educational activities (thinking out a plan for interaction with parents, schoolchildren, colleagues with goals and objectives);
- thinking over, organizing, changing different types of activities according to the tasks and plans (organization of class hours, creative activities, trips, excursions, parent-teacher meetings);
- informing parents of schoolchildren about academic performance, the behavior of their children (pedagogical education);
- analysis and evaluation of the results of education (diagnosis of joint activities of the school and the family).
Parent Contact Options
Work with families of students is an important element in the work of the class teacher. There are many forms of interaction between parents and teachers: creative reports on subjects, public reviews of knowledge, tournaments of experts, holidays of creativity and knowledge, open lessons. In all these situations, a connection is made between the teacher, parents, and children.
Forms of labor activity: waste paper collection, cabinet design, flower planting.
Leisure options: concerts, holidays, competitions, performances, KVN, contests, parental schools of interest.
Open lessons are organized to familiarize parents with the methodology of the teacher, his requirements for the classroom team. This form of interaction is practiced in elementary school. If mothers and fathers are present at classes 1-2 times a year, this avoids numerous conflicts related to the parents misunderstanding the specifics of educational and upbringing work in public institutions. An excellent open house day is Saturday. Teachers in an unusual form conduct classes, trying not only to show their skills, but also to demonstrate to parents the creative and intellectual abilities of their children. The event can be completed with a creative joint concert “Mom, Dad, Me, My Teachers”, in which all participants in the educational process will have the opportunity to demonstrate their artistry.
Parent meeting
This is the main option for the class teacher to work with the parents of his students. At such meetings, various issues related to educational and extracurricular activities are discussed, certain problems are posed, actions to solve them are outlined, experts are invited: psychologists, medical workers.
Other interaction options
Parent lecture is intended to introduce mothers and fathers to the issues of upbringing, improve their pedagogical culture, and help in solving specific problems.
An excellent option for the interaction of the class teacher with the parents of their wards is role-playing games. This form of creative collective activity allows you to identify the level of pedagogical skills. In particular, the topic of role-playing games can be as follows:
- "Family Council";
- "Morning in the house";
- "The workplace of the student."
The methodology involves identifying the topic, the number of participants, separation of roles, discussion of various options and positions. Both positive and negative options for resolving the situation must be considered, then the best course of action is chosen.
A dispute is a reflection on the issue of education, which helps to increase the pedagogical culture of parents. It is held in a relaxed atmosphere, it gives an opportunity to all participants to join in the discussion of the selected problem.
Apartment bypass
The purpose of visiting a family with a class teacher may vary. Psychologists consider this form of work to be the most effective, since there is a personal communication of the teacher with the mother (father) of his ward.
The class teacher studies the student’s workplace, analyzes his living conditions. He talks with parents about his character, inclinations, interests, gives useful tips on homework.
The purpose of visiting a family with a class teacher may not be very enjoyable. For example, a child has been absent from school for a long time, and neither he nor his representatives answer the teacher’s calls. In this case, an act of visiting the family by the class teacher is drawn up, which parents must sign. Based on it, a decision is made on subsequent actions. In particular, the class teacher can initiate a call to the family of guardianship and trusteeship agencies.
What to consider
The class attendance sheet is given to the principal by the class teacher. He, in turn, decides on further actions without violating the constitutional rights of the family. Recently, many parents have a negative attitude to the fact that teachers come to them. They believe that the purpose of visiting the family by the class teacher is to recognize her as unsuccessful, removing her child from the house. That is why many mothers and fathers simply do not let teachers on the threshold of their home, motivating such actions with constitutional rights to the inviolability of their personal lives.
Link visits
Of course, not every student from a large family is a poorly performing student, a malicious violator of discipline. There are also such families in which there are 4-5 children who maintain friendly relations with teachers. In this case, the purpose of visiting the family by the class teacher is to discuss some specific issues, for example, regarding the organization of a school event, excursions. Also, the teacher can drop by to visit a sick schoolchild, explain to him homework in his subject.
According to the rules of the Federal State Educational Standard, every quarter or six months (depending on the work plan of the educational institution), the school administration reports to the class teacher about visiting families of students, it affects the target performance of the teacher (affects the size of the salary).
Correspondence with parents
This option is preferred by many class teachers, especially when working with “problem” moms and dads. In Russian schools, a notification form is adopted, which is sent to parents in the following cases: with systematic absences from their children for no good reason, violations of the rules of conduct in an educational organization. Business style is applied, emotional expressions are not allowed. The notification is sent to the address of the actual residence of the child with a notification of the delivery of the letter to the parents, or, in exceptional cases, at the place of work of the father or mother.
Correspondence is also possible on more pleasant occasions, for example, a class teacher sends parents an invitation to an event, congratulations on a holiday, and thanks for raising a child. In this case, a friendly tone is used, a respectful attitude towards the family is demonstrated.
Meetings with the administration
This form of work is especially relevant for graduation classes. For example, after the introduction of a new form of final certification for students of the ninth grades, the topic of one of such meetings may be the acquaintance of the OGE features with the deputy director for educational work of moms and dads of graduates. A presentation is being prepared for the meeting, in which all legal acts related to the time frame of the examination session, as well as with the choice of subjects for delivery in the form of the Unified State Examination, are noted. The head teacher pays special attention to the assessment criteria, since they differ in different subject areas.
The class teacher prepares a class list so that parents sign on the form, confirming their knowledge of the organization of the final certification.
A similar meeting, the purpose of which is to familiarize parents with the procedure for conducting final exams in the form of an exam, is organized for 11 classes.
Joint activities
These forms of work of parents and the teacher are especially relevant for elementary school. In the class, an asset is selected from dads and mothers, on whom the task is assigned - the organization of various holidays and events. For example, after first-graders complete their acquaintance with the primer, parents together with the teacher organize the “Farewell to primer” holiday for them. In addition to the solemn part, in which both children and the class teacher and parents demonstrate their creative abilities, a joint tea party is held with games and competitions. Such an option for joint leisure has a positive effect on the unity of the class collective.
To summarize
As part of the modernization of domestic education, issues related to the interaction of schools and families are becoming relevant. Child psychologists note that the full development of the child is possible only if all his initiatives are supported by parents.
That is why, within the framework of the GEF, it is considered obligatory to carry out various projects whose participants are not only children, but also their fathers and mothers. In elementary school, forms that allow parents to actively engage in classroom and school events, holidays, and trips have maximum effectiveness. The class teacher, who works in the middle classes, tries to organize lectures and workshops for dads and mothers of their pupils, aimed at addressing the important issues of adolescent education.
Mentors of high school students devote most of their meetings with parents to career counseling, as well as psychological issues related to preparing for final exams.