“No school can work well for children if parents and teachers do not act in partnership on behalf of the children's best interests” IfsWellsChildrenSchoolParentInterestTeacherPartnershipBehalfParents And Teachers Author:Dorothy H Cohen
“The child to be concerned about is the one who is actively unhappy, [in school].... In the long run, a child's emotional development has a far greater impact on his life than his school performance or the curriculum's richness, so it is wise to do everything possible to change a situation in which a child is suffering excessively.” ChildrenLongRunningSchoolSufferingSituationGreaterWiseEmotionalDevelopmentConcernedPerformancesImpactUnhappyLong RunsRichnessCurriculumEmotional Development Author:Dorothy H Cohen
“Those who first introduced compulsory education into American life knew exactly why children should go to school and learn to read: to save their souls.... Consistent with this goal, the first book written and printed for children in America was titled Spiritual Milk for Boston Babes in either England, drawn from the Breasts of both Testaments for their Souls' Nourishment.” ShouldFirstsChildrenBookSoulSchoolAmericaSpiritualGoalEducationWrittenEnglandConsistentBreastsMilkTestamentBostonPrintedNourishmentBabeAmerican LifeCompulsoryCompulsory Education Author:Dorothy H Cohen
“Nevertheless, no school can work well for children if parents and teachers do not act in partnership on behalf of the children's best interests. Parents have every right to understand what is happening to their children at school, and teachers have the responsibility to share that information without prejudicial judgment.... Such communication, which can only be in a child's interest, is not possible without mutual trust between parent and teacher.” IfsWellsChildrenSchoolParentInterestResponsibilityTeacherShareInformationCommunicationJudgmentHappeningsMutualPartnershipNeverthelessBehalfParents And TeachersSchools And TeachersMutual Trust Author:Dorothy H Cohen