9 Things Teachers Want Parents to Do During the School Year

If you know that your family is going to be out of town in February for a couple of weeks, please tell the teachers with at least a month's notice. Sending an email the day before your vacation asking for assignments simply does not work. Assembling an at-home work packet takes a lot of time to put together because teaching is about so much more than passing out worksheets. Quiet frankly, it's kind of insulting to imply that your child is going to learn the same amount from a packet of papers as they would from my classroom. If an emergency situation comes up, most teachers will be understanding, but please allow them some time to get things together.