Ashlynn Partridge ED629

The Importance of Parent Communication       One item on my OPL record that I have found to be interesting and challenging at the same time is communication with parents. To be completely honest, I am a more quiet and timid person most of the time. So, when I first started teaching, communication with parents was one of the things that scared me the most. Ove time, I have gotten better at that side of teaching, and I have learned that communication with parents is necessary for a successful school year. As one article that I read stated, "Parent-teacher relationships based on high-quality communication appear to be a key ingredient in children's school functioning" (Roy et al, 2025, p. 444). The article goes on to study certain students chosen at random from they entered school to the time they were twelve. The findings were very interesting. The study reports that "scores of inattention/hyperactivity, opposition and non-aggressive behaviors were positively associate...

       When thinking of social media, it is easy to think about the negatives. Undoubtedly, there are many negative aspects of social media. However, through reading different studies and texts, there are also some positives. First, social media is a platform for each person to express themselves and tell their stories. As the text states, "We must teach students how to find their own writing topics by sifting through their own life and stories" (Hicks, 2013, p. 120). Many students need a place to express their stories, and social media can be that space. Moreover, writing through social media can teach students to become better writers because it teaches them how to write for an audience from which they want approval.  (2026, January 22). Social Media Apps . Tridens Technology. Retrieved March 16, 2026, from https://tridenstechnology.com/social-media-statistics/     One study that looked at the importance and benefit provided extremely interesting res...