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Dear Parents

Letters from the Teacher - your children, their education, and how you can help

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Dear Parents

By: Gabbie Stroud
Narrated by: Jo Van Es
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 Written by Gabbie Stroud, author of the national bestseller Teacher, Dear Parents is a passionate call to arms for all parents to understand their role as their children’s lifelong teachers, showing how they can help their kids’ educators and schools achieve the best outcomes for the next generation.

So many Australian parents are buying the government line about standardised testing of students through programs like NAPLAN and My School, which make them think they are getting results because of rankings and comparisons. But they don’t seem to realise that these new forms of assessment are actually negatively affecting our kids’ ability to gain the crucial life skills and appreciation for learning that have been, and should be, the main aim of teaching.

In Dear Parents, a funny, heartfelt and impassioned series of letters to the mothers, fathers and caregivers of Australia, Gabbie Stroud makes a plea to all parents to understand the fundamental changes to the way their children are being taught, and the results of this process on the development of future generations. She wants parents to recognise their responsibility as their children’s primary educators and to appreciate the lifelong benefits that committed
and dedicated school teachers can bring to their kids.

“Caused tears of nostalgia and rage to soak my pillow.” HELEN GARNER on Teacher©2020 Gabbie Stroud (P)2020 W. F. Howes Ltd Education Parenting & Families Personal Development Relationships Funny
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This book is an easy listen which brings many important points to the forefront about education in Australia.

Easy listening with a good insight into education

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I listen to this book in like 2 days. and I think it's a 9 hour long book. it made me mad in some points but not because of the writing all the teacher but about the parents in the schools. grrrr. a very great insight into teaching in Australia and how I could never ever ever ever ever be a teacher.

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I learned so much about parenting and teaching from this book. I highly recommend it. It gave me a great insight into the education system and the role of teachers.

I especially loved hearing about the progression of the students throughout the year.

I felt a real connection to Gabbie and I hope when my kids reach school age that are lucky enough to have a dedicated teacher like Gabbie.

I am definitely a better parent from listening to this book.

Loved it!

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As a teacher I could relate to 99% of the content of this well written, entertaining and honest account of what it is like to be a teacher in Australia in this era.

Brilliantly honest

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Loved this book. It's well written and a true insight to what teacher have to deal with on a daily bases.
Thankyou Gabbie.

A true insight to teaching. Great book.

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