Nochum Kaplan

School officials want open and positive communication lines with their children's parents, but they want parental support for their policies and educational philosophy.

Change evolves when the administrators, educators and parent body work cooperatively, taking small indefinable, and incremental steps with a very specific goal oriented approach to success.

First of all, let's all agree on a basic principle; it's the kids' homework!

The creation of a positive loving atmosphere is the joint responsibility of the professional and the parent communities.

How wonderful it would be if every parent would make a special effort to make an encouraging comment to his/her child's teachers during the first week of school.

Rabbi Nochum Kaplan, director of the Merkos Office of Education, discusses the various challenges facing educators and parents.