Parent Involvement

I believe that the younger the child is the more likely the parent is to be involved in their education. I know a lot of parents do not know and/or care whats going on with their children at the high school where I work. This is rather sad because these students need attention more than ever at this age. They then seek this much wanted attention through alternative methods such as drugs/alchohol, etc. Having a parent thatwants to be onvolved in their child's education is most definetely a positive thing. These kids need to be held accountable for their work, so have parents make them get their homework done before they can go play is a good thing to do. That is just one thing a parent can do for their childs educational well being. When it comes to school learning, I believe that if you meet the parents of these students, then you can get some much needed advice in how their child learns. This could save a lot of guess work for a teacher because it will create a good picture of where you can begin with a particular student. I know a lot more parents show up at elementary parent/teacher nights than at the high school level. I wonder if parents do not want to have to bother with their older childs education as much, I really do not know.