The Education Triangle.

 Dear parents

 

1. Given the realities of today’s world, parents cannot take sole responsibility for the education of their children and, similarly, while teachers may be able to school children on their own, they, too, cannot assume total responsibility for the education of a child.  
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3. Educating a child is a team effort and all three members of the team, child, parent and teacher, need to play their part.  A triangle beautifully illustrates this relationship.
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5. Obviously, if education is to be truly child-centred, the child occupies the apex of the triangle and the parent and teacher together provide the base. 
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7. Each player occupying a corner of the triangle has a vital role to play.  Take the child out of the picture and everything falls flat.  
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9. Without the teacher, the triangle falls over and the same applies if we remove the parent. 
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11. The triangle analogy works well here – a triangle is a stable structure and can take on many forms and sizes and, because every child is different, it must be so.
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13. How does the child hold up his or her corner?  The child needs to attend school every day.  She needs to apply herself to working hard, be it in class or at home, doing homework, assignments or preparing for exams.  
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15. He needs to behave appropriately, show respect for peers and teachers.  The list goes on and becomes more extensive as the child progresses through the grades.
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17. The parent corner is indispensable.  The parents provide a stable home and ensure that the child has the necessary material needs such as food, shelter, clothing, school materials and security.  
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19. The parent corner is also responsible for the emotional support of the child.  No matter how poor the home is, what is important is that it is a home filled with love, parent presence and stability.  
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21. It is also at home where the child should learn about respect, honesty, tolerance and manners (preferably by imitating the parents).  
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23. The list of parent responsibilities is a long one.  If you’re not prepared to take on these responsibilities, you shouldn’t be a parent.    
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25. The teacher corner is represented by the school and teachers.   . . . . . . . they know all this and it's for parents to think about it. For the sake of their children.

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