{"id":315,"date":"2022-10-10T14:59:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T14:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apexsamplework.com\/insightnews\/?p=315"},"modified":"2025-02-03T15:06:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T15:06:50","slug":"vals-world-featuring-the-family-roundtable-by-m-ann-machen-pritchard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apexsamplework.com\/insightnews\/2022\/10\/10\/vals-world-featuring-the-family-roundtable-by-m-ann-machen-pritchard\/","title":{"rendered":"Val&#8217;s world: Featuring the Family Roundtable: By M. Ann Machen Pritchard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Family is everything, and in the world of our children and their education, little things mean a lot, especially taking an active interest in our children\u2019s learning experiences. Such are the lessons taught in M. Ann Machen Pritchard\u2019s children\u2019s book,&nbsp;<em>Val\u2019s World: Featuring the Family Roundtable<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In&nbsp;<em>Val\u2019s World<\/em>, the students at the school are having a presentation of school slogans at an assembly. I for one appreciate slogans; they can be both simple and empowering at the same time. The fact that the students are engaged in the process is a key element in the story. Teacher invites Val to the assembly, where she has a few surprises of her own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pritchard beautifully incorporates the value of slogans (\u201cGoing to school is really cool\u201d), breaking bread, and the roundtable as a time to share, celebrate our children\u2019s education, and address their needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Note: for an additional treat, check out page 65 on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For her work, in 2013-2014, Pritchard was honored to be a winner in&nbsp;<em>50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading<\/em>, and she is available for speaking engagements for positive intervention, especially school and community events. In her words, \u201cI want to help to encourage families to come together and be a family again because the young children also need the love, respect, strength, and love from their families to get a good education in school and to grow into good and productive citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you, Ms. Pritchard, for demonstrating the importance of family unity, both at home and in the classroom. Representation matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"622\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/apexsamplework.com\/insightnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Val.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-318\" style=\"width:155px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apexsamplework.com\/insightnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Val.jpg 622w, https:\/\/apexsamplework.com\/insightnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Val-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/apexsamplework.com\/insightnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Val-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/apexsamplework.com\/insightnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Val-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/apexsamplework.com\/insightnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Val-440x440.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Family is everything, and in the world of our children and their education, little things mean a lot, especially taking an active interest in our children\u2019s learning experiences. 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