Parent: The best way for kids to succeed is for parents and teachers to work together as a team.

 

Parent: I don't know how teachers do their job without a team of the parent, and the teacher and the child.

 

Parent: It is a partnership, definitely, where you work together.

 

Student: My teacher has inspired me a lot.
 
Barbara Kerr: I'm Barbara Kerr, President of the California Teachers Association and a classroom teacher. The new school year is time to remember it takes families, teachers, and students, working together as a team to ensure a child's success. Here's what parents and kids have to say:

 

Student: If my mom and my teacher are a team, well then they can make me a better student.

 

Parent: We're very fortunate to have very dedicated teachers.

 

Student: They can make learning a lot more fun.

 

Parent: Very committed. Very skilled. It's a tough job.

 

Parent: I also think it's difficult with thirty six kids.  It spreads the teacher too thin.

 

Parent: You definitely need to have a team, it has to be the family, the student, and the teacher.

 

Barbara Kerr: This message was brought to you by the California Teachers Association. Because every child deserves a chance to learn, and no child succeeds alone.