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Originally Posted by DrPhil

That is wonderful. Children benefit when we combine the "teacher-to-parent" and "parent-to-teacher" messages.

http://dpi.wi.gov/fscp/pdf/prnt-ldrshp3rs.pdf

(I hope the .pdf shows up for everyone.)

The pdf showed up just fine for me - thanks for the link. The 3 R's are definitely important.

I think what it boils down to is that we're all on the same team. When we start pointing fingers about what each side is doing wrong, then it breaks down the effectiveness of the team, at the expense of the kids. If the parent/teacher relationship gets broken down into Us vs. Them, no one wins.