There also are sessions on self-esteem, communication skills, citizenship, English literacy, CPR and buying a house. Parents also are invited to work with children in class. And parents who help out in the classrooms are doing meaningful things like listening to kids read or helping them with flashcards. We ask parents to give us at least three or four days a year, and they do. They are valuable.
Parents benefit, too.
For example, Lupe Ortiz says she gained so much confidence from translating at PTO meetings that she went back to school. I owe my success to being here. Regular written communication is another way that Saucedo lives out its creed. At the beginning of the year, the school sends home a calendar listing all events, workshops and classes for the year. But schools should let parents know that their kids do good things, too.