Thanks so much for writing about your new book. I would be thrilled to live in a learning society, where education was one of the highest priorities! When I read through the description of the “Edges” I paused at the one involving parents as part of the team and reflected on the gap between theory and reality at my school. We are faced with the fact that few parents have the time to be involved with their child’s education. Many of the parents at my school are working several jobs and simply can’t afford the break to come to a conference. Single family homes, grandparent(s) as the guardian, homeless and jailed parents are just some of the challenges that they face. Many don’t have email that I can contact them through. I send personal notes home but I wonder how we can get parents more involved given the challenges they and we face? It seems like such a critical piece of the puzzle yet I haven’t read much about how we can try and engage the parents more given the obstacles? Does anyone have any ideas or experience they care to share?
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