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)

20-26 HOURS SCHOOL

56 HOURS SLEEP

3-8 HOURS SPORTS

7-14 HOURS EATING WITH FAMILY

5-14 HOURS HOMEWORK

Total Marketing Alcohol industry in the Netherlands

2000 273 million euro

Of which Advertissement alcohol in the Netherlands

1993 56 million euro

1998 86 million euro

2003 121 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

CO - OPERATECO - OPERATE

FOR THE SAKE OF OUR FOR THE SAKE OF OUR CHILDRENCHILDREN

THANK YOU

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