donghu review: a good home-school relationship requires a well-organized parent committee
2024-09-17
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the purpose of establishing a parent committee for primary and secondary school students is to guide the community and relevant professionals to participate in school management and supervision, so as to strengthen contact and communication, enhance home-school interaction, and promote student growth. however, some parent committees have gradually evolved into a "show" for parents. some parents expect to give their children a "shortcut" through the support of the parent committee for the school, which has also led to the school's desire to "exchange resources" and "find labor", turning the parent committee into a temporary worker organization for the school and a disguised small circle association. these not only deviate from the essence of education, but also affect educational equity. at present, building a parent committee with a pattern has become the common voice of many parents of students.
a well-organized parent committee must first have a clear understanding of its position and role, that is, it must understand the situation and position itself through self-reflection and self-awareness.
"family-owned" or "school-owned"? this question has been debated for a long time in the parent circle. according to the relevant documents of the ministry of education on the establishment of the parent committee, the positioning of the parent committee is to perform duties under the guidance of the school, participate in school management, participate in educational work, and communicate between the school and the family. this shows that the parent committee is not simply "family-owned", but more "school-owned", and is an organization in the school governance structure, so the parent committee should cooperate more with the school to complete educational work.
"bridge" or "wall"? the pac should be a bridge for communication between the school and parents. nowadays, many pacs focus on gathering social resources rather than building broad consensus, which has led to the pacs becoming a wall and gradually becoming a "power circle". on the contrary, the pac should be more tolerant of differences rather than creating differences.
"yes" or "symbiosis"? in dealing with the relationship with the school, the pac should be careful not to become a yes-man. it cannot be a nodding, applauding, or displaying organization that only exists to complete certain procedural tasks for the school. the pac and the school are not in a "yes" relationship, but a "symbiotic" relationship, a community of interests that works together for the greatest common denominator of children's growth.
"supervision" or "protection"? some pacs have gone to the other extreme, misinterpreting the functional positioning of supervising school work, and changing from "supervision" to "protection". on many issues, they only consider their own interests and demands, fail to consider issues from the common standpoint of home and school, blindly emphasize the so-called rights protection, and lack basic trust in the school. such pacs are also unreasonable.
those parent committees that have become "parent gangs", degenerated into "circles of power and privilege", acted as "puppets" and performed "counter-performances" are all lacking in vision.
we should do things well and build a "grid" family committee. "ju" means a small area, and "grid" means that many trees grow together in the forest, with branches and leaves intertwined. after the branches intersect, the trees will desperately grow upwards and downwards in order to obtain more sunlight and water, and compete with each other. therefore, "grid" can be extended to mean "reach (arrive)" and "compete (breakthrough)".
the first meaning of "格" is to reach. the "pattern" of the parent committee is to carefully plan, within a certain scope (局), according to the rules of the parent committee's operation, to maximize the resources and capabilities of the parent committee, and strive to reach the highest standard (格). therefore, a parent committee with a pattern is one that abides by the rules, pays attention to standards, and seeks taste.
the second meaning of "ge" is competition and breakthrough, so "ge" can also be understood as breaking limitations and breaking conventions. the parent committee should constantly explore how to break through the traditional boundaries of home-school cooperation on the basis of the position of a community of interests and constantly seek new cooperation space. therefore, a parent committee with a good pattern is to add, innovate, and achieve excellence.
specifically, a well-organized pta is qualified and does not go beyond the norm. the qualifications of pta members are not status, wealth, power, or resources, but rather concepts, knowledge, virtue, character, willingness, and mentality. pta members should fully understand, comprehend, and agree with the school's pursuit of running a school, its philosophy of educating people, and its value culture.
in addition to being qualified, the parent committee must also not act out of line in its operations. we must trust the school and teachers and let professionals do professional things. if you do not understand the educational behavior of the school and teachers, you can actively communicate and discuss. but do not say or do out-of-line words or things based on your own subjective understanding.
guard the territory and boundaries, and build a parent committee that understands the "situation". the parent committee has a structure, but it cannot lack a situation. first of all, we must understand the limitations and not disrupt the situation. school education and family education have their own limitations. schools have limited responsibilities, limited resources, and limited capabilities. it is impossible to meet all the needs of all children's growth. at the same time, there are boundaries between school education and family education, and there are clear responsibilities and division of labor between school education and family education. we should not blur this boundary. family education and school education are not a supplement or extension of each other. the parent committee must be responsible for its territory, but it should not cross the boundary at will.
secondly, we should make local efforts for the overall situation. the positioning of the parent committee should be to seek the greatest common divisor of children's growth with the school. the concept and value of the parent committee should be positioned to jointly serve the growth of children, and through the gathering of wisdom and strength, let parents change from the small love for their children to the great love for their children. therefore, the role relationship formed by the parent committee in the operating mechanism is more like a partner and a community.
in the home-school co-education, the parent committee is an indispensable part. how to do it, how to do it and what to achieve require the joint promotion of the educational wisdom of teachers and parents. only by building a well-structured parent committee can we play an ideal educational role and build a harmonious new world of cooperation with teachers.
source: jingchu.com (hubei daily)
author: zhang ling (wuhan economic development zone)
editor: shen sufen
