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Under Control: Parents in Children’s’ Education - TEFL Blog
Fri, 10 Apr 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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Under Control: Parents in Children’s’ Education
One of my favorite songs a young boy was Veggie Tales', I am Promise'. The first verse says:I am a promiseI am a possibilityI am a promise with a capital "P"I am a great big bundle of potentialityAnd I am learnin' to hear God's voiceAnd I am tryin' to make the right choiceI am a promise to be anything God wants me to be.
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Parents are to be role models for learning for a child.
Parents are to spend quality time bonding with their children.
Parents are to help children to take responsibility for their learning.
Parents should offer moral support.
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