TPP 016: Understanding and Navigating the Parent-Teacher Relationship with Becca Wertheim
b'For this episode I talk with Becca Wertheim, a second-grade teacher at an inclusion school in North Carolina. What I hear from so many parents in the Tilt community is that navigating the world of school is one of the biggest challenges their families face, so this episode is the first of what I hope will be many featuring the perspectives and voices of the teachers who work with our differently-wired kids every day.\\nBecca tells us about her experience as a teacher charged with meeting the individual educational needs of a group of students with diverse learning styles, and her insight for parents who are looking for better support and communication with the teachers in their children\\u2019s lives.\\n\\xa0Becca Wertheim is a 2nd grade teacher at Claxton Elementary School in Asheville, NC. She is the creator GOAL Getters (Global Opportunities, Awareness, and Leadership), an initiative featured at Clinton Global Initiative University, which teaches youth about global citizenship and social responsibility. She is also the author of Live High on Life for Teens, an inspirational book that empowers teens to dream big, and was profiled in TiLT founder Debbie Reber\\u2019s inspirational book for teen girls, In Their Shoes.\\n\\xa0\\nTHINGS YOU\\u2019LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE:\\n\\nHow an \\u201cinclusion school\\u201d model works in the classroom\\n\\nWhy inclusion schools can benefit all types of learners and work to everyone\\u2019s advantage\\n\\nSuggestions and strategies for navigating the parent-teacher relationship, from a teacher\\u2019s perspective\\n\\nWhy honesty and open communication, as is true in any relationship, is key to a successful parent-teacher relationship\\n\\nHow parents can approach a teacher if they are concerned about their child\\u2019s behavior either at school or at home\\n\\nWhat a teacher\\u2019s goals are in the relationships they have with their students\\u2019 parents\\n\\n\\xa0\\nRESOURCES MENTIONED:\\n\\nClaxton Elementary School\\n\\nBecca Wertheim on Huffington Post\\n\\n\\nSupport the show\\nConnect with Tilt Parenting\\n\\n\\nVisit Tilt Parenting\\n\\nTake the free 7-Day Challenge\\n\\n\\n\\nRead a chapter of Differently Wired\\n\\n\\nFollow Tilt on Twitter & Instagram\\n\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'