Teach a Love for Learning |
As a single parent, parental
involvement falls solely upon your shoulders.
If doing this is a struggle for you, admit to it and ask a relative, a friend,
your neighbor, or a pastor for help in keeping close tabs on how your children
are doing and working with the school to implement an action plan for
improvement.
However, if parent involvement is
not a struggle for you, here are 7 Ways to Become Involved in Your Children's Education:
1. Establish and maintain an ongoing dialogue with your children's teachers. Learn how to make sense out of your children's report cards. Determine what type of question to ask at parent-teacher conferences. And, make sure you know what your child should be studying and the tests they are required to pass.
2. Set up regular time for homework
completion. Establish appropriate routines at home like creating quiet time for
homework as well as for recreational reading. Limit the amount of television
they can watch or video games they can play.
3. Set a good example for your
children. Let the children see that you value reading and lifetime learning by
enrolling in classes yourself, and taking part in study groups, and just reading at home.
Moreover, if you have younger children, read to them and with them. Don't forget to let them see you reading. Keep a close enough eye on them to know if they're doing it themselves.
Moreover, if you have younger children, read to them and with them. Don't forget to let them see you reading. Keep a close enough eye on them to know if they're doing it themselves.
5. Establish a relationship with
other like-minded parents and community groups to strive for excellence in the
school.
6. Expose your children to a variety
of learning experiences. Get up on Saturday mornings and take your children to
the museums or the library. Help them to turn their favorite hobbies into enjoyable
learning experience.
7. Volunteer, if possible, in the
classroom and accompany your children's classrooms on field trips. Go to the
PTA meetings or other similar meetings and meet all your child's teachers.
The fact of the matter is your active involvement is your first step in creating a level educational playing field for your children. Parental involvement in the school can turn it from a failure
into one of excellence.
You can influence the choice of the principal, the type of curriculum, the quality of teaching, the expectations of teachers, and the security and safety of the classrooms.
You can influence the choice of the principal, the type of curriculum, the quality of teaching, the expectations of teachers, and the security and safety of the classrooms.
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