Kenney’s classroom is low. Many of the parents need translators for parent teacher communication, because they do not speak english. There are many different languages and dialects spoken by the parents of our students because of the diverse population in this area. This causes difficulty in having daily communication between the classroom and home. In addition many of our students are from low income families, while I’m positive they would like to be more involved many of them can not afford to take time off work in order to do so. I have seen this struggle first hand watching Ms. Kenney try to schedule parent teacher conferences. It is problematic to schedule these conferences during the morning or afternoon when Ms. Kenney is available because most parents are working at that time. Furthermore, limited availability of translators likewise inhibits prompt
Kenney’s classroom is low. Many of the parents need translators for parent teacher communication, because they do not speak english. There are many different languages and dialects spoken by the parents of our students because of the diverse population in this area. This causes difficulty in having daily communication between the classroom and home. In addition many of our students are from low income families, while I’m positive they would like to be more involved many of them can not afford to take time off work in order to do so. I have seen this struggle first hand watching Ms. Kenney try to schedule parent teacher conferences. It is problematic to schedule these conferences during the morning or afternoon when Ms. Kenney is available because most parents are working at that time. Furthermore, limited availability of translators likewise inhibits prompt