Involving Parents in School

 “Not every teacher is a parent, but every parent is a teacher.”

One of the most valuable things a parent can teach a child is the importance of education.

When parents exhibit interest in their child’s school, the child gets a sense that school is

important.

Schools clearly work best when parents take an active interest in their children’s

schooling and encourage them to do well. Research has demonstrated over and over that

parent involvement is a critical component of the learning process. The evidence has shown

that programs designed for strong parent involvement and schools that relate well to their

communities have students who outperform other schools. Children whose parents help them at

home score higher on aptitude tests than those whose parents don’t help. Schools in which

children are failing have been found to improve dramatically when parents become involved.