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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Requiring home visits is not a good idea. Our school encourages them, but I question the burden/safety issues it presents for the overworked teachers. They also allow "home visits" at local parks or cafes. Also, as a formerly struggling parent and living with spouse and kids in a D.C. studio apartment, I was ashamed to have guests come over. The struggle is real and you want to encourage a partnership with parents. [/quote]

From a teacher's perspective, home visits are useful because it helps to build a sense of community. It can be super helpful to have additional information about the student's home life, because that can help you best meet their needs. And, by actually making the effort to come to the home it can make parents (some of whom might not have been all that involved, or comfortable being involved) more comfortable with the teacher. Doing it as a residency check would totally torpedo that. And, FWIW, the fact that some people aren't comfortable having the teacher in their home because of the reasons listed above is the reason that it can be done in places other than the home.

But--I know registrars can also make home visits to check residency. This is totally separate from the teacher's home visit, and the teacher does not attend, which is as it should be. And honestly, I think they should do more of them. It's not going to be the first step in the process.[/quote]

From working with foster care systems, group homes, child welfare agencies, CASA , and news in general, I wonder if some home visits would be dangerous for teachers. But I guess because it is voluntary, that would weed out the parents who might cause harm. Unlike social worker visits which are mandatory and rarely (but does occur) result in a violent situation.[/quote]

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