Chapter Two of Sail the & C’s textbook focused on communication. We do not think we would learn anything about it because we communicate with people daily through social media and in-person conversations. One thing I learned in chapter two is that sometimes teachers think they are over-communicating with parents to ensure everyone is on the same page. As a long-term substitute this school year, I did not know I was over-communicating with parents; I thought I was not communicating enough. I did not realize there would be a thing as over-communicating for teachers, as their goal is to keep parents informed.
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I did not know that overcommunication was possible as a teacher because I always felt like I was not giving the parents enough information about what was going on in the classroom and their child’s academic performance and classroom behaviors. Hearing that you can over-communicate with parents makes me wonder what the balance is. How do you know if you are crossing that line?