{"product_id":"a-second-classroom-parent-teacher-relationships-in-a-waldorf-school-9781621480631","title":"A Second Classroom: Parent-Teacher Relationships in a Waldorf School","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat does a healthy, successful school look like? Is it all about measurable outcomes, test scores, and pass\/fail grades set by the government? Can learning be quantified in short-term measurements or does real learning take years to manifest in a career or biography? All seem to agree that a healthy school is also a community and that community depends on the quality of relationships--chiefly the relationships among students, teachers, and parents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book features a comprehensive examination of the parent-teacher relationship in all its dimensions, from parent evenings and conferences to communication, conflict, and the life cycle of parent involvement in their school.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn between the chapters on practical advice are sections that consider the issues from a deeper, spiritual dimension. This book is intended to stimulate conversation, self-reflection, and relational practices that awaken community life in and around our schools.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinser, Torin M.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTorin M. Finser\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, has served Waldorf education for more than four decades, first as a class teacher and later as the Director and faculty member of the Waldorf Teacher Education Program at Antioch Uni-versity New England. A former General Secretary of the Anthroposophical Society in America, he also helped found the Center for Anthroposophy in New Hampshire. His research and writ-ings have reached people all over the world, including several books that have been translated into multiple languages. Torin has served as a consultant, workshop leader, and keynote speaker at numerous conferences. He is married to Karine, has six children, and is also now a very happy grandfather! \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Steiner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50676610957586,"sku":"9781621480631","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_92b8ed8d-742e-4df8-8663-fdbc2afa3fc2.jpg?v=1733884426","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-second-classroom-parent-teacher-relationships-in-a-waldorf-school-9781621480631","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}