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Teacher to communicate to the diverse population diverse parents. language becomes a barrier. but im so happy and proud of my students teachers staff who take the time and translate the problems that i have as a teacher and communicate to the parents. and its not just one teacher. we are just one big family in highland park. >> youve been teaching for 31 years. >> yes, maam. >> which is really amazing. [ applause ] what are some of the barriers that keep parents out of the classroom and what hav...

Involved and get the parents some direct benefits instead of just talking the talk walking the walk. [ applause ] >> brian. >> its just -- what a -- think of the companies in new york city that could do that without even breaking a sweat. they could just walk in swoop in and provide those services. jenna? >> tara mala and terry, three teachers who believe of course that parent involvement is very important. what have you done to get parents involved in your classroom? >> i teach at an unscreened...

Prefer baseball games. this type of gender tere kwroe taping only perpetuates outdated notions of girl and boy activities. i tell you what id much rather go to the baseball game. and youd probably much rather go to the dance. >> i hope my son is not hearing this now. i took him to square dancing and we had a great time, come on. bill: did he really? >> well he said he did at the time. bill: listen, you say you have to change the law, is there a possibility they change this law in rhode island? >...

That we will see more success with students as well. >> has parent involvement gotten better? rahm emanuel is battling the teachers union on extending school hours but he says that parents have to take more responsibility for their kids. >> i think that true. moo my career, the times where where the parents are more involved i have seen more success. i think is it also on the teach and the school to build a collaborative relationship. the parents need to reach out to the school and schools and c...

Thats going to be the solution to this. although the teacher is very important, you have other factors such as effective building administrators, you have the issues that constantly go ignored in terms of parent involvement, poverty, numerous other aspects to a childs life that impacts. we have schools across the country and definitely in providence that arent heated at times. we had a situation just this week in providence where teachers and students showed up at a school where the heat was off...

Actually doing it for a per student cost thats less than some of our major public school systems. so we have to understand that its not just about throwing money at a problem. its about having creative and effective solutions in this new world. part of it is using technology, part of it engaging the students, grabbing their attention and like you said, teacher -- parent involvement is critical. >> hill, sounds like people should grab a legal pad or some sort of a school notebook pad and make not...

All the teachers are good? >> no, not at all. >> theyre being paid to teach, whats going on? >> they need to teach based on how their students need it. >> i had a student from my science class, she didnt think anything. >> what do you mean she didnt teach you anything? she was there every day. >> she was there. >> what did she do? >> nothing really. >> so how do we solve education in math? >> we ask mr. president obama. >> so its president obamas responsibility? >> hes in charge of the schools. ...