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Amber has a child in the Kindergarten and the fourth grade. She finds that communication with her student's teachers to be essential to their academic success. Her student's teachers update her via email and phone call to notify her of any changes in her student's performance. She also often makes trips to the school to checkin with teachers about her children's development. While in person communication is her preferred method of contact, she also valuesthe values the regular report cards that the school sends monthly. Amber attends many of the school functions to further gather insight into the classroom environment, including orientation at the beginning of each semester and open house towards the end of the year. Additionally, she would like to learn more about how her children behave and interaction socially inside the classroom. Although not possible because she is a working parent, she says this will allow her to understand if the lessons she teachers her children at home are being "translated to the real world situations that they encounter on their own."
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