PARENTS AS PARTNERS
LAKE TAWAKONI PARC ROME ITALY
Why partnership between parents and teachers -16 % in a childs’ life is school time -Informal and formal learning -Children are social and have a ‘social chart’ -Children perform better if parents are involved -School is the place to learn democracy -Schools can’t simply do everything (skills, attitudes,values, virtues)
Partnership -Equality and respect for eachothers role -Balance in power
ROLE OF THE TEACHER -Pedagogist -Didactic -Methodologist
ROLE OF THE PARENT To teach children -Skills -Attitudes -Values and Norms -Virtues
MOST IMPORTANT CO-EDUCATORS -SCHOOLS -MEDIA -PEER GROUPS -SPORTS -YOUTHWORK
22 HOURS TELEVISION (excl. ICT) 20-26HOURS SCHOOL 56HOURS SLEEP 3-8HOURS SPORTS 7-14HOURS EATING WITH FAMILY 5-14HOURS HOMEWORK
Total Marketing Alcohol industry in the Netherlands million euro Of which Advertissement alcohol in the Netherlands million euro million euro million euro
Introduction Bacardi Breezer in Great Britain Marketing budget € 55 million a year
Revenues for the Dutch Government Special alcohol taxes 2003€ 966 million VAT 2000€ 726 million
‘ the consuming behaviour of the children is the responsabilty of the parents ‘
Research Harvard school of Public Health Children who look television take 167 calories per hour ‘Children eat what they watch instead of watch what they eat’
‘ The health of children including healthy nutrition is the responsability of their parents’
Well …….is television really so influencial ???
‘ American Medical Association finding shows that in homes with premium cable channels, or a VCR or DVD, children typically witness 32,000 murders and 40,000 attempted murders by the time they reach the age of 18 ’.
…Mediaconsumption of Children is the responsability of the parents ??…
When will Government, parents, schools and other stakeholders really become partners in raising up a new generation ?
BUT ……. WHAT ABOUT THIS LAKE TAWAKONI ??
LAKE TAWAKONI PARC – TEXAS USA
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