Comments on: Parents: In a Million Words or Less http://www.middleweb.com/2611/parents-in-a-million-words-or-less/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=parents-in-a-million-words-or-less All About the Middle Grades Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:19:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: MiddleWeb http://www.middleweb.com/2611/parents-in-a-million-words-or-less/#comment-277 MiddleWeb Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:04:34 +0000 http://www.middleweb.com/?p=2611#comment-277 There’s one sample letter in the PDF file, at the very end. And in the conversation transcript, several folks talk about what they put in the letter. There’s also some thoughtful discussion about what not to say and how to keep this activity positive and sensitive to the many situations that students live in.

We also highly recommend the Education World article that’s based in part on our MW conversation:
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/profdev/profdev080.shtml

We’d love to hear about other letters – please post here in the comments or share a link to your own blog or file. Just paste the link in and we’ll make it active (or you can code it if you know how!).

]]> By: Molly Wolf http://www.middleweb.com/2611/parents-in-a-million-words-or-less/#comment-276 Molly Wolf Wed, 05 Sep 2012 07:53:55 +0000 http://www.middleweb.com/?p=2611#comment-276 I’ve seen this idea before and have always found it both fascinating and a bit scary at the same time.
Has anyone got a copy of the letter they send out to the parents that has worked well within their school that you’d be willing to share?
Thank you.

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]]> By: Parent-Teacher Connection: In a Million Words or Less | MiddleWeb | Back to School Survivor | Scoop.it http://www.middleweb.com/2611/parents-in-a-million-words-or-less/#comment-273 Parent-Teacher Connection: In a Million Words or Less | MiddleWeb | Back to School Survivor | Scoop.it Tue, 04 Sep 2012 05:55:58 +0000 http://www.middleweb.com/?p=2611#comment-273 [...] The Million Words tool works this way: In the first month of school, the teacher asks parents to tell you about their child, in a million words or less.  [...]

]]> By: Patti Grayson (@pattigrayson) http://www.middleweb.com/2611/parents-in-a-million-words-or-less/#comment-267 Patti Grayson (@pattigrayson) Mon, 03 Sep 2012 15:46:43 +0000 http://www.middleweb.com/?p=2611#comment-267 Love this! We started school last week, and I gave my parents a homework assignment as well! My parents had to email me back with 5 adjectives that described their child. They love to brag, and had a hard time stopping at 5! I wish I had seen this first.. although I learned a fair bit in 5 adjectivesl! :)

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