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By Dr. Harry Tennant
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 Parent Involvement: A Reminder To Us All...Whenever Possible, Get Stakeholders Involved In Any Significant Reform Or Initiative From The Onset! Mansfield ISD (Texas) is being held accountable for something most of us educators have been a part of in one way or another at some point in our career. They failed to get key stakeholders involved in a very sensitive initiative. They were being progressive. They were responding to the need for Arabic speakers...something our country very much needs moving forward---for national security alone---let alone the many other reasons to learn any major world language. Many progressive districts are doing the same by offering Chinese language instruction. Problem: The Mansfield program has Arabic cultural elements woven throughout the curriculum. This is a sensitive initiative and one of the most important group of stakeholders---parents---were not part of the process from the beginning. They will be now. The district will begin again on this initiative. Posted at 6:34 PM Keywords: Communication , Parent Involvement , Curriculum , Language Study , Arabic 0 Comments |