Schools

Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. This quote is from the New Testament indicating the separation between church and state. It can also be applied to schools. Render the three "R's" to teachers and the rest to parents. Teachers can reinforce the parents by treating students with dignity and respect. Teachers can be kind and considerate in the way they teach academics. Teachers will be happy when they can spend their time on subject matter. They can alert parents when students require extra help in their academic skills and their social skills and parents can alert teachers when students are struggling. It is not productive for a parent to teach math in a different way than the teacher and it is not productive for the teacher to offer cultural values that may differ from what the student learns at home.