Additional Community Feedback
Education
“ Some parents may not have the same credentials as the teachers that are teaching our kids , so sometimes the trust is not there . But building relationships can help build that trust . Teaching parents how to ‘ do school ’ in a sense of providing opportunities for them to participate and learn how to help their kids read at night or with math problems is important because home and school working together is always going to get the best from the students .”
“ A lot of us are in our bubbles . We don ’ t understand what else is out there . I think as far as the Hispanic and Black community in education , it ’ s understanding what their needs are . They may not have a structured place where they can go to study . They may not have a parent that is there for them to help guide them . So , I think it ’ s important to find out exactly what is going on and what we can do in the thriving Asian and White communities . We need to understand what we can do to give back and to help each other as a whole because our students , no matter White , Black , Hispanic , or Asian , they ’ re the future . I think everyone , for them to succeed , all have to be on the same playing field .”
The City needs to work on being more transparent , more into the community . For example , City Council meetings need to be posted on Facebook .
– an Arlington resident
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