The Christian school teacher wears many hats. A hat crucial to classroom effectiveness and to Christian education in general is the teacher's relationship with the parents. This relationship must exhibit honor and trust from both the parents and the teachers. Parents send their children to a Christian school because they have confidence in the teachers. They entrust their children to teachers who challenge them to achieve academically and to live by Biblical standards.
Parents are the school's customers.
As customers, they should be highly regarded by the entire staff. Teachers and the support staff should regard parents as special people, just as a good clerk treats a customer in such a way that he will want to return. A wise teacher, while not compromising Biblical principles or violating the school's philosophy, will endeavor to build positive relationships with parents. Teachers must work at developing an educational partnership with parents. Parents are allies, not enemies.