Despite wide interest in e-mail and web sites for schools, educators do not feel such media are effective. Overall, only 2 percent of educators say parents use e-mail to communicate with them. Teachers prefer in-person contact with parents, although parents are not using the means of communication as much as teachers prefer. Teachers said in-person meetings are effective because they are interactive, individualized to the child, and encourage feedback. After in-person meetings, teachers chose telephone calls to school as a preferred way for parents to communicate with them.
Teachers are generally satisfied with communication between school and home.
Some 47 percent of respondents were satisfied with communications between parents and teachers at their schools. They cited better attitudes and greater involvement by both teachers and parents as the reasons for the improvement. Horace Mann Educators Corporation. Please read this disclaimer. For questions, comments and suggestions about our web site Contact us.