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Parents are a child's primary life teacher and their advocate.
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Over the years people have asked me why Parents, Teachers and Advocates, Inc? My answer has always been because parents
are teachers and advocates for their children. Parenting first and foremost is to help children grow and learn so that
they can become who they were born to be. The most important part of that is education. I tend to have a beef
with the educational system. First, they call parents the first teachers and then make it hard for parents to participate
in the educational system. Here at PT&A we believe that parents are the key to a solid education especially
when they know key things. The first is many people think that education takes place in the classroom. Not so!!
Education takes place when kids do their homework and are able to do wuthout assistance what the teacher presented in class.
This is the primary reason I believe home schoolers do so well. They not only have one-on-one attention; they get plenty
of time to practice what they have learned.
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Education and Advocacy One of the most important parts of being a parent is understanding
how essential it is for you to be committed to your child's education. Today's busy schedules and hectic lifestyles
can cause many parents to put their children's education into the hands of the educational system. PT&A wants you
to understand that this is a mistake and why. Please see the article on why parents are the most important and missing segment
of education.
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Home Schooling Many families are asking themselves if Homeschooling is the best way for parents
to be truly involved in education. Each family must decide for themselves what is best for them. However, the studies
are showing that children who homeschool actually do better on standardized tests and are more able to learn independently.
In addition, children are able to study what interests them for longer and more detailed learning experiences. The Home School
Legal Defense Association is dedicated to helping parents get started and to defend their right to school their children at
home. If you would like more information please click on the link below.
Homeschool Legal Defense Association
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TUDA and The Nations Report Card TUDA is an acronym for Trial Urban District Assessment.
The goal of the assessment is to help urban school districts catch up with the rest of the American school system. Started
in 2000 when the coalition of city schools know as the Council of Great City Schools approached the National Assessment of
Educational Progress to help urban schools to help them to assess their reading and math programs. It started in 2002
with five districts and the District of Columbia. In 2009 ut has grown into 18 urban districts who now participate in
this voluntary independent assessment. The National Report Card shows that although still behind urban districts are making
the changes needed to help children make significant strides in non-urban districts. Our own Atlanta schools have improved
the scores of both fourth and eighth grade students by 14%. To see more about the nations report card see below.
Full information on Nation's Report Card
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Post Office Box 1373-Alpharetta,GA 30009-1373-770-298-2169-educatepta@gmail.com
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