What Should a Teacher Do When a Parent Defines Academically Rigorous Education Differently than She Does?.

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ERIC Number: EJ597734

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Publication Date: 1999

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What Should a Teacher Do When a Parent Defines Academically Rigorous Education Differently than She Does?

Young Children, v54 n6 p56-57 Nov 1999

Presents a teaching dilemma in which parents of a gifted child want a more teacher-directed, structured education for their child. Describes a fictional parent-teacher conference and raises questions about how the teacher, a believer in developmentally appropriate practice, should proceed, especially with regard to NAEYC's Code of Ethical Conduct. (EV)

Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Parent Attitudes, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Response, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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