What Teachers Want From Parents + A Teacher Survey

I’m a week into this life as a parent of a school aged child and I am learning a lot. The most important thing? How important it is to partner with your child’s teacher. School changes everything when it comes to parenting. I went from having my kid with me 24/7 to now, he’s with someone else 7 hours a day. That’s a lot of time to be with someone other than me! Now, it’s easy for me to just let it be, let someone else take care of him for the day and just take over the shift when my child returns home. That’s less work for me, right? But what if I partnered with the person who is in my child’s life on a daily basis to help them succeed at helping my child succeed? What a difference it could make when teachers and parents work together!

So, what do teachers want from parents?

I asked a few and this is what they said:

Patience.

Communication with parents is important, but there are a lot of parents in one class! Most teachers are communicating with at least 20 parents, and some of those children come from split families, so teachers can be doing double communication. Reach out to your child’s teacher, but be patient if they aren’t able to get back to you right away.

Communication.

Your child’s teacher wants to hear from you! They want you to reach out and ask what you can do to help your child succeed in class, and follow through with helping. You are a huge part of your child succeeding! Communicate with your child’s teacher and continue to do so throughout the year.

Cheer them on.

Seriously. You are your child’s teacher’s biggest encouragement and cheerleader. Would you want to take care of a class full of 21 kids on a daily basis and actually make sure they learn something? I know it takes a special breed of people to take on such a big task…and love it! Cheer your child’s teacher on, say thank you, send gifts, and get to know them so that you can cheer them on! You matter in this equation and you can make a difference just by getting involved!

Teachers have a pretty big job and I know for one, I am so thankful for Jase’s teacher. She is a big part of my child’s story and helping him grow into the person he is meant to be. I couldn’t do it without her and I want to make sure that she (and every teacher in his life) know that!

I gave Jase’s teacher this teacher survey which you can print here so that I could get to know her and bless her throughout the year. I paired it with some of our favorite sugar cookies from our favorite baker, Catherine’s Cakery. I know being a teacher can’t be easy some days! Grab the survey for yourself and send it to your child’s teacher for a fun way to partner with your child’s teacher throughout the year!