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Table of Contents
Not "Shabbat-in-a-Sack": Thank You7
Preface: A Glimpse of Messiah11
1. Parents are not the Enemies13
"The Farmers and the Cowboys Can Be Friends"13
Louie's Grocery14
The Reason for Jewish Parents: A Teacher's Guide16
The Problem = The Door17
The Trauma of Change18
Jo Kay's Tips Regarding Teachers and Teacher Training19
Most Jewish Parents Still Have Pimples on Their Souls20
The Parent Part: The Marble Maze of Child Rearing21
The Jewish Parent Part: Studies in Ambivalence23
Danger, Minefield Ahead: Special Cases26
Family Rewards (An Addition for Nachama) 28
The Day School Coda29
2. Money in the Bank31
Ethan and the Power of Shame31
Money in the Bank34
Meet Mamma Bear: Thinking States—Emotional States36
3. First Contact37
Class Begins in the Foyer37
The Hillel and Shammai of Parent Communication38
The Guidelines38
The Rationale: Why Take the Time?41
Real Parent Contact: Letters From Real Teachers 42
4. Ongoing Communications57
Four Unconventional Classroom Tools58
Categories (Names of...)60
A Collection of School-Home Communication Pieces65
The Special Needs Coda110
The CAJE Explosion110
The ADD Forum from the TAP-BB112
Epilogue126
5. Family Homework127
The Worst (Successful) Family Education Event I Ever Saw128
Kinds of Family Homework129
Commercial Models133
Esther Netter's Planning Guide135
Samples of Family Homework137
6. Shared Problem Solving152
Read: Classroom Management—Thinking Family152
Getting a Drink for Throwing Brett Out of Class152
Problems as Opportunities (Affordable Consequences)154
Helicopters, Drill Sergeants, and Consultants157
Do Not Make Parents Responsible for their Kids' Behavior158
Some Management Paperwork160
7. Family Education Days171
A Letter From a First Year Principal171
Relax172
The Nature of Family Education Events173
Not Your Model Seder175
If You Invite Them (Right) They Will Come177
Chairs, Coffee (Tea) and Handshakes178
The Actual Experience180
The Bennies182
Post-It Notes183
Beyond the Model Seder II185
The Epilogue:186
Nine More Things from Ron187
A Portfolio of Family Education Day Programs192
8. Planning For Multi-Generation Classroom Activities210
Village Torah210
Our Method—Our Madness211
Vicky Kelman's Sample Lesson (Family Room)214
Joel Grishaver's Collection220
9. Managing Parents and Students at the Same Time230
Ben and John Skip Class/Handfuls of Sugar Help Nothing230
The Big Concerns and The Right Responses231
S.A.T. Words233
A Final Word234
10. Healing Carpool Tunnel Syndrome235
Concerning the Learning of Children, Zevi Hirsh Kaidanower 235
Model Programs238
Jo Kay's Sample Lesson (PACE)240
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