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The Power of Parental Involvement

Author: Raul “Tinker” Villarreal,

Tinker has been coaching and teaching for over 28 years in public school in Texas.

As an educator, i feel the number #1 contributor to student/athlete success is present and positive parental involvement. When parents are present and positive I have seen a huge increase in motivation and confidence. This is something every parent dreams of having with their children. When parents are present and positive their children's co...

We at topschoolspeakers.com had so much fun at the Texas PFE Conference. We met with experts from all across Texas as well as a few other states to come up with...

50 Ways to engage. We separated each group into groups of 10 and assigned them each to make a list of 10 ways to engage. Each group was assigned a category listed below. 

1. Standard Student

2. Staff

3. McKinney Vento Student

4. Migrant Student

5. Parents

10 Ways to Engage Standard Student

1. Lunch Incentives
2. Positive Phone
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I am still in shock from the devastating news as a sports fan. Kobe passed away in a tragic helicopter crash this past weekend. Kobe, 1 of his daughters, and 7 others passed away in the fatal helicopter accident. I remember many moments watching him dominate games against my team (San Antonio Spurs). Kobe is of course one of the Top 10 players ever. 

I wanted to take some time to share some favorite quotes from Kobe Bryant that can help us become better Leaders. 

KOBE QUOTES

1. "The m...