What type of advocacy does the Children’s Defense Fund do?

Pick ONE of the following questions and provide a detailed, well thought out and presented response. (Should be at least 150 words) What is home schooling?  How do families decide to home school?  How can the public school help home schooling? Discuss two ways that teachers can create partnerships with families of children with special needs? What at least three behaviors that a child might exhibit if abused?  Discuss these responses.

 What does the Buckley Amendment ensure?

Which of the following statements best describes emotional abuse?

In this type of family engagement parents are provided with information regarding their children’s progress and the school programs.

What is the best way to begin a parent program?

 Why is there abuse?

How should a teacher proceed when child abuse is suspected?

A parent is very discontent with how the school’s PTA has been spending the fundraising money. He feels that they need to purchase only one item for the entire school year with that money. Other parents join in and the tension in the room increases. What type of task-oriented role should the PTA president have in order to ease the tension?

AVANCE provides parent education classes that focus on different aspects of child development. Many parents attend on a regular basis to their workshops. What is the level of parent involvement for these parents?