NEA: Technology - NEA Resources - Online Guide NEA, Partners Offer Guidance for Internet Teaching and Learning Is there a parental rights and responsibilities statement pertaining to online courses? http://www.nea.org/technology/onlinecourseguide.html
Extractions: NEA, Partners Offer Guidance for Internet Teaching and Learning To print your own copy of NEA's Guide to Online High School Courses (PDF, 700K, 32 pg), access it here as a PDF file. Guide to Online High School Courses is a product of the National Education Association, Virtual High School, Inc., and American Association of School Administrators, CNA Corporation, IBM Corporation, National Association of State Boards of Education, National School Boards Association, Verizon Communications. Information technology is promoting fundamental changes in how we teach and learn. Barriers of time and place are tumbling as technology offers new choices and opportunities for students and educators. Over the last 20 years or more, American schools have embraced distance learning tools to enhance students' educational opportunities. Satellite, microwave, cable, and broadcast television first gave students access to courses not otherwise available in their home schools. More recently, multimedia Internet-based technologies have provided even more powerful options for teaching and learning at a distance. With virtually all schools now linked to the Internet, states, districts, and individual schools are increasingly adopting online courses to expand their curricula. The appeal of online courses is evident: they can increase the range of course offerings available to all students as well as provide educational access to special students (for example, homebound, incarcerated, and atypical students for whom regular classrooms are not effective). In addition, they provide an alternative method of instruction, one that adults are increasingly using for both professional and personal development. The number of students participating in online courses is large and growing dramatically. One estimate is that 30,000 high school students have taken an online course
Parents Have Right To Refuse School Testing, Screening to parents, teachers, state departments of education, school boards, Finally parents and children in the public schools can look at a member of http://www.rense.com/general63/rights.htm
Extractions: Sit down, folks! What you are going to hear is going to astound you. At least it did me. This is the only really good news we have ever had regarding the protection of parental and pupil rights. This new information will strike at the heart of many destructive values- changing federal education programs, but especially at the heart of President Bush's plans to require mandatory mental health screening of our children in the government schools. (New Freedom Commission on Mental Health). Yesterday, I did an Internet search on "protection of human subjects from government programs related to mental/psychological/psychiatric/physical experimentation, etc., etc.". My hope was to find an old law covering this subject which would be broad enough to encompass the mental health screening of our children called for under President Bush's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health. I had been informed by persons and organizations involved in opposing the President's Mental Health Initiative that the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment would not protect our children due to the fact it covered only programs funded by the U.S. Department of Education, and that the mental health screening programs to be implemented in the public schools under the New Freedom Commission on Mental Health were funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, and therefore not covered by the Amendment.
Emails The public school system is there to teach reading, writing, arithmetic, 2) Is your position in this matter that parents don t have the right to http://www.article8.org/docs/news_events/parker/timeline_events.htm
Extractions: Subject: Estabrook Diversity Book Bag Ms Jay, Today our son, [child's name], in Ms Johnson's kindergarten class at Estabrook, brought home a Diversity Book bag. It was filled with various books deemed appropriate by the anti-bias group, and funded by the Lexington Education Foundation and the PTA. In response to the request to fill in a Family Feedback Form found in the Diversity Book bag we have constructed the following letter. We wish to make our feedback known publicly. In the feedback form given to us, it explicitly states that one of the goals of this program is to acknowledge and celebrate the diverse backgrounds and families in our school community.
PNW A Thorny Issue Or, If she wants to be safe at school, she shouldn t be a lesbian. If a parent doesn t have the right to teach belief to a kid, then what does it mean http://www.bridges-across.org/ba/pnw_thorny_issue.htm
Extractions: Maggie Heineman here. My email to Patricia closed with the line, "Okay, Patricia, what's the answer to the thorny question?" Patricia had written about her appearance on a talk show with a conservative Christian host, Ray, who was respectful and good to work with. She said "We fenced around for half an hour on how safety in school could be achieved without abridging what he views as his right to teach his own kid thathomosexuality is a sin." I wrote back asking,
Restoring Parental Responsibility For Education The call by some conservatives for parental rights without a companion call for protect parents rights, and enable schools, teachers, and students to http://www.theadvocates.org/freeman/9607frit.html
Extractions: Click Here to Visit our Sponsor by Marshall Fritz I would like all children to enjoy the benefits of schools chosen by their parents. If we learn a lesson from our own history it could be possible in very short time. In America we don't use the government to run the churches, and considering our diversity, we have admirable religious harmony. I am a religious man, but I think this 'hands off' policy is America's greatest gift to the human race. Now, in the mid-1990s, I believe the miserable condition of our 'public' schools has us poised to consider another great gift to ourselves and the entire human race: the separation of school and state. To show why separation is necessary, I'd like to tease some insights from the origin, meaning, or misuse of several words. Marva Collins, founder of Westside Preparatory School in Chicago, has gained international fame as an educator for what she has done with public-school castoffs. I've seen her in action, and she gives them what she has plenty of, courage. She 'encourages' them to do their best, and they do. In English the en prefix can mean to provide, transfer, or somehow evoke or instill. Marva likes to say, "If it ain't caught, it wasn't taught." In other words, if the children aren't 'getting it,' the person in front of the class is a talker, not a teacher. Some talkers admit the distinction by saying they 'covered the subject' as opposed to 'taught a lesson.' Professor Howard Hendricks of Dallas Theological Seminary says that distinction is easy to grasp in Hebrew because that language has no distinct word 'to teach.' Instead, a form of the word 'learn' is used to mean 'to produce learning.' We could translate it more correctly if we had the word 'enlearning.' Indeed, we could avoid some mistakes in education if we replaced the word teaching with enlearning. Because we 'teach what we are,' a person who tries to enlearn values he does not hold is simply enlearning hypocrisy.
Extractions: "Parent" includes a person standing in parental relation, but does not include a person as to whom the parent-child relationship has been terminated or a person not entitled to possession of or access to a child under a court order. Except as provided by federal law, all rights of a parent under Education Code Title 2 and all educational rights under Family Code 151.003(a)(10) shall be exercised by a student who is 18 years of age or older or whose disabilities of minority have been removed for general purposes under Family Code Chapter 31 unless the student has been determined to be incompetent or the student's rights have been otherwise restricted by a court order. Education Code 26.002 Parents are partners with educators, administrators, and the School's Board of Trustees in their child's education. Parents shall be encouraged to actively participate in creating and implementing educational programs for their children. Unless otherwise provided by law, the Board, a School administrator, or an educator may not limit parental rights.
Domestic-Church.Com: Essays: Anointed As Teachers parental rights and duties, between authentic Catholic teaching, Canon 798 states Parents are to send their children to those schools which will http://www.domestic-church.com/CONTENT.DCC/19980501/ESSAY/PARENTS.HTM
Extractions: By Father Bob Papi used with permission Parents sometimes have hearts filled with anguish. This comes about when, prompted by the Holy Spirit, they fulfill their sacred duty as the primary educators of their children and encounter systems and individuals who usurp in various ways this primary and sacred, this inviolable right and duty of parents. Here, to assist parents, to encourage and comfort them, are some of the teachings of Holy Mother Church regarding this sacred parental right and duty. It must be stated clearly that whenever these parental rights are denied, frustrated, belittled, usurped, or interfered with - assuming the parents are themselves being faithful to their commensurate duties which accompany these rights - then those persons or institutions placing themselves as obstacles to the parents also place themselves as obstacles of Christ, His Holy Gospel, and therefore against the Church as well. This is a most serious matter, one which Holy Mother the Church Herself regards as very serious indeed. That in many cases there exists a conflict between authentic parental rights and duties, between authentic Catholic teaching, morality, faith, and the notions of the modern era affecting educators and educational institutions, is but an example of the suffering of Christ within His Body the Church in our day.
TCLA Bill Of Rights Features 5 Parent Writings Parents involved in Parent UTurn Respond to Student Right 6 (school Safety) school are not overcrowded ~ Proper teacher-child ratio http://www.tcla.gseis.ucla.edu/rights/features/5/parents.html
Extractions: M embers of Lynwood's Parent-U-Turn have developed a checklist to evaluate the safety of their children's schools. Each item on this checklist speaks to a particular condition that has threatened the safety of Lynwood's young people. A) Physical Plant of School Promotes Safety and Health ~ Safe playground equipment
Involving Parents In The IEP Process As a result, parents rights and responsibilities are again in the forefront as a school staff and parents can decide if the student should attend the http://ericec.org/digests/e611.html
Extractions: June 2001 Parents can play a number of important roles in their relationship with their child's school-organization members, care providers, political advocates, and facilitators of professional decisions. This digest examines the special roles of parents of children with disabilities in planning for the education of their children and discusses how educators can work effectively with parents to create meaningful individualized education programs (IEPs). The parents' role as committee members and educational decision makers in creating IEPs was established in 1975 by the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, now known as Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Even though parent involvement is a defining feature of IDEA, Congress, as part of the 1997 reauthorization of IDEA, believed that parental involvement needed strengthening. As a result, parents' rights and responsibilities are again in the forefront as a necessary ingredient for appropriate and individualized educational programming, mandating that schools provide an opportunity for active parental participation in decisions about the education of children. The involvement of parents in the IEP process has many benefits:
Extractions: Parents' Guide to Public School Discipline in Washington Prepared by the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington August 2000 This pamphlet provides nuts-and-bolts advice for parents whose children are facing disciplinary proceedings at a public school. It is designed for those who intend to advocate for their children in meetings with administrators, hearing officers, and school boards. Because every situation is different and the law is subject to change, this pamphlet cannot substitute for individualized legal advice. Introduction School discipline decisions often result from angry situations, and they can sometimes provoke anger in turn. You will reach a much more successful outcome if you make a special effort to remain calm and approach school personnel in a non-confrontational manner. School personneland your childmay feel that their pride and ego are on the line, so make sure your style of communication is level-headed and diplomatic. In school discipline situations, you will catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. There are three basic steps most parents find helpful in understanding and challenging school discipline: Gather Information
Judge: Parents Can't Teach Pagan Beliefs | IndyStar.com The parents Wiccan beliefs came to Bradford s attention in a confidential report prepared by the Domestic Jones son attends a local Catholic school. http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050526/NEWS01/505260481
The Education Alliance At Brown University: Feature Article 06-05 Parents have the right to know how their school is performing, said Torres. designed to help parents understand why it is important to teach science http://www.alliance.brown.edu/stories/story0605.shtml
Extractions: @import url("http://www.alliance.brown.edu/css/sp_adv3.css"); Related Resources Site Contents Along the Blackstone River in Rhode Island sits the tiny and culturally diverse community of Central Falls, home to immigrants from Colombia, Argentina, Puerto Rico, and many other Spanish-speaking countries. In the public schools, more than 66% of the students are Latino and nearly half of the city's inhabitants speak a language other than English. There is a strong drive in this family-oriented community to involve parents in their children's education, and a conscious effort to bridge the language barrier in order to make that possible. Through partnerships with the Central Falls School District and community-based organizations like Progreso Latino, the Alliance's New England Equity Assistance Center (NEEAC) conducts a number of parent workshops in Spanish as part of its focus on supporting family and community involvement to improve education. Playtime is Science Playtime is Science U.S. Department of Education:
Parents Rights Coalition Various articles, information, links, on parents rights in the schools. with Parents rights Coalition and gay activist teachers in Massachusetts exposes http://www.parentsrightscoalition.org/
Extractions: This is the flag under which the Continental troops stood against the British Army in the Battle at Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775. Because pine was a superior material for masts of the British Navy, Parliament banned Colonials from cutting down any white pine trees - even on their own property! Thus, the white pine tree was a symbol of British tyranny. The white pine tree has become our symbol of resistance against state subverting society for its own ideological purposes, and interference in parents' rights to raise their own children by their own values.
New_PRBill (3) It allows teachers the same rights. Many teachers have complained bitterly about The major forces against giving these rights to parents are (1) the http://www.parentsrightscoalition.org/NewPRbill.htm
Extractions: Current Status F iled for the 2005 Legislative session, and awaiting a public hearing date in the Joint Education Committee. The bill's lead sponsor is Rep. Joyce Spiliotis (D-Peabody). Co-sponsors: Sen. Robert Hedlund, Sen. Richard Moore, Rep. Bruce Ayers, Rep. Vinny deMacedo, Rep. Emile Goguen, Rep. Shirley Gomes, Rep. Robert Hargraves, Rep. Paul Kujawski, Rep. James Miceli, Rep. Shirley Owens-Hicks, Rep. Marie Parente, Rep. Jeffrey Perry, Rep. Philip Travis, Rep. Daniel Webster.. What you should do now Watch this space - we will be letting you know what to do! Why this law is needed by parents and children: Background In recent years the Massachusetts public school system has experienced an explosion of sexuality and homosexuality programs, classes, and general propaganda throughout the Commonwealth, aimed specifically at children, from the high schools right down to the elementary schools. These have usually come in "through the back door" brought in by activists, without deliberation or even full knowledge of parents and the general community.
Table Of Contents News and Views, Standing Up for Parents Teachers rights, Must a majority of parents accept it as inevitable, that schools and the media will transmit http://www.bcptl.org/
Extractions: In the wake of the British Columbia Supreme Court's ruling against him, Dr. Kempling has appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada, which may or may not agree to hear the case. In addition to the other persecution he has faced, Chris Kempling is now facing discipline for his testimony before a parliamentary committee.
What Should Parents And Teachers Know About Bullying? Students are also reluctant to tell teachers or school staff as many adults Parents, the school, and the community must work together to stop bullying. http://www.focusas.com/Bullying.html
Extractions: Focus Adolescent Services Need help for your teen? Call FocusAS M-F 9 am-5 pm ET What Should Parents and Teachers Know About Bullying? Peer Relationships Teen Violence Click here to find out if your child is at-risk, displaying self-destructive behaviors, and needs your help and intervention. Home Resources State Directory Schools ... BULLY POLICE USA Watch-Dog Organization advocating for bullied children. Bully for you ~ Combine a mean streak with an inflated ego and you get a bully. Bullying: Both Sides of the Fence (pdf) Bullying, depression, and suicidal ideation in Finnish adolescents: school survey ~ Adolescents who are being bullied and those who are bullies are at an increased risk for depression and suicide . The need for psychiatric intervention should be considered not only for victims of bullying but also for bullies. The Bullying Circle (pdf) ~ Chart that shows students' reactions and roles in a bullying situation.
New York City Board Of Education Parents have the right to be afforded every available opportunity for 3. visit their child s school to meet with his or her child s teacher and http://www.elfrank.net/bergtraum/parents/parentsrights.htm
New Middle School Teacher Guide A Middle school Teacher Reflects on Her First Five Years When Getting Parents Off to the Right Start The Parent Institute offers a set of http://www.middleweb.com/1stDResources.html
Extractions: National Teacher Job Bank Recruiting New Teachers, Inc. has updated its National Teacher Recruitment Clearinghouse website to help the thousands of teachers looking for positions for the coming school year. The site provides extensive information about how to become a teacher, where teachers are needed, certification requirements in each state, education and training programs, financial aid for teachers, and tips on locating the right position.
Stuyvesant High School Parents' Association Parents have the right to be afforded every available opportunity for parentteacher conferences, to discuss their child s progress in school in http://www.stuypa.org/pubs/ParentsRights.htm
Extractions: English to Chinese The Board of Education recognizes that parents are the primary educators of their children and that each child's maximum potential can best be achieved through a strong home and school partnership. Parents, and those in parental relationship to students, as partners in education, have certain rights and responsibilities. All Parents Shall Have The Following Rights: I. THE RIGHT TO A FREE PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION FOR THEIR CHILDREN A free public school education is a basic right guaranteed to all children Parents have the right to: have their child, regardless of place of birth, receive a free, public school education from kindergarten until age 21, or receipt of a high school diploma, whichever comes first, as provided by law have a child with a disability evaluated and, if found to be in need of special education, receive a free, appropriate education from age 3 through age 21, in accordance with applicable law and regulations have a child who is limited English proficient provided with educational services as required by law and regulations have their child receive his or her full instructional schedule in accordance with the school calendar adopted annually by the Board of Education and related Chancellor's regulations have their child receive educational services in a safe and supportive learning environment, free of discrimination, harassment and bigotry
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