Parents should go past school gate

By Ainslie Macgibbon
Updated February 22 2013 - 9:08am, first published February 11 2013 - 3:00am
Family ties ... Chris Wyatt, head of Newington College Lindfield K-6, speaks with parents outside the school. The college enables parents to study the same language their children are learning.
Family ties ... Chris Wyatt, head of Newington College Lindfield K-6, speaks with parents outside the school. The college enables parents to study the same language their children are learning.

A familiar script, performed most nights at homes near you, begins ''How was school today?'' The response is often limited to: ''Good'', ''Fine'', ''OK'' or ''Hmpf''.

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