Dear Parent or Guardian:

Your child is reading, processing, and analyzing Glencoe's Introduction to Business in the classroom. This chosen textbook encompasses not only business education, but also and most importantly, how its concepts relate to language arts, math, social science, history, and computer/technology.

Learning starts and ends at home each day. While your outlook on education bookends your son's or daughter's classroom experience, Glencoe is making it even easier for you to stay in tune with your child's day-to-day learning. By simply finding and reading this letter, you have made a wonderful leap.

At the end of each chapter in Introduction to Business, you will find the "Linking School to Home" exercise. This is an opportunity for you and your child to collaborate on, create, and finish a school project together. For example, assignments might ask you to list factors of production in your home, analyze news stories, discuss ethical dilemmas, investigate your family's product loyalty, and so on. Playing an active part in your child's education strengthens his or her confidence and self-esteem.

At Glencoe, we have worked hard on Introduction to Business to surpass states' standards and expectations. During many points in the classroom and while working on homework assignments, your child might be asked to use the Internet for research and activities. In addition to the materials developed by Glencoe, we have teamed up with The Children's Partnership, The National PTA, and The National Urban League to offer an even broader range of learning products. On the Parent Site you will find "The Parent's Guide to the Information Superhighway: Rules & Tools for Families Online." By reviewing this online booklet, you are assuring your child's safety on the Web.

We would like to thank you for taking an active role in your child's learning as he or she completes Introduction to Business. Please browse this course's Web site to explore the activities and resources we have offered teachers and students. The Introduction to Business program, the teacher, and you will help your child become a more critical thinker and problem solver.

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely,

Tricia R. Louvar

Editor