>I think the teachers should be taught some organization, time-management and technology
I do not consider myself a helicopter parent; I am a parent who wants to ensure that my child’s homework is done each and every night (correctly) and that they understand time management. One of children is a main-streamed special ed. student who does need assistance with organization. He’s supposed to get support in school but that’s just not happening despite my best efforts. I would do anything to NOT spend time looking up homework but, at this point, it is an absolute necessity. In school, they are teaching more and more technology to all students. Why isn’t all parent-teacher related material available on one site?
I think the teachers should be taught some organization, time-management and technology. It’s silly that one teacher gets minimally trained in a software application like Skyward or Blackboard and this is expected to turn around and teach the other teachers. Spend some of those “professional development days” or NJEA Convention days actually learning these software applications.