Blog 5 Note of Thanks and Support
I
wanted to say thank you to my colleagues for their support for this class. This
class has been a very hard. We have shared our own frustration in this course.
I still don’t understand how to write short-term goals and long-term goals. I appreciate
the advice and suggestion my colleagues have given me. I have received helpful
advice from many of my colleagues through emails, discussion board, on
struggling issues.
I have
gain many new ideas on encouraging parents and teachers to attend meetings. My
parent meeting went better than to be expected with 12 parents attending the
meeting plus teachers and one family advocate. My advocacy action plan was
about suggested service providers for children and support groups for parents. I
provided a two page flyer for parents, teachers, and family advocate to use. Our
family advocate was so excited about the flyer she gave two parents a copy to
use before the parent meeting.
My
colleagues suggested I plan ahead and give parents a week’s notice of the
meeting. They suggested I provide a prize for the teacher that had the most
parents to attend the meeting. Bath
Good
Luck on your future as we touch the lives of children and families.
Gail,
ReplyDeleteI am glad to hear that your parent meeting went well! It has to be so rewarding to have finished it. I know that I have a huge weight off my shoulders now that my presentation is over, even though it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.I think that you are going to be very successful! I agree that this class was hard, for me it was the hardest ones I took at Kendall but also very rewarding that I accomplished it! I'm sure you feel the same way and thank you for all your kind and encouraging words through this quarter as well as the previous years!
Amber
Hello Gail, This has truly been a trying time for all of us, but we made it to the end. I am glad that you did a wonderful job with your plan. I am thankful that we all had shoulders to lean on through this course. I think we inspired each other to go on, and not quit. I wish you nothing but the best. Take care.
ReplyDeleteThese colleagues/blogger buddies have helped me with my advocacy plan and helped me gain a better understanding of what I need to do. They also at times helped build my confidence around the advocacy plan and weither I should complete it or not or continue with the class. You ladies were more than just classmates you were friends that gave suggestions and opinions that put me to think. For that I thank you.
ReplyDeleteI know with the help of god and your great families you ladies will rise to be some of the best teachers our schools call for and I hope your names remain in the minds of the children you will help. I also hope that you take the advocacy skills you gained and the courage from this course and use it to help serve families who need help.
GOOD LUCK CLASS OF 2013………….
Sounds like you had a great turnout. It is nice when you have support and good positive feedback. I feel like you that this has been a difficult course but we all knew going in it would be hard. This is our last course to graduate. It has been great getting to know you on chat and thanks for all the help. Best of luck in the future both professionally and personally.
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