Back to school: parental involvement is key to the best public schools:
"What makes the best public schools? Here is a hint; it isn’t necessarily the wealth of the neighborhood. Again and again the answer seems to be parental involvement and participation.
When parents take the time to visit, communicate, volunteer or chaperone at their child’s school, it shows the teacher you take their jobs seriously. And, perhaps more importantly, you show your kid that “their job”, to work hard and do their best at school, is something that you expect and value highly.
In this day and age in many families, both parents work but you can still be involved. Conferences, Open House night, fund raisers, school plays and performances; any event that gets you in the school to see what your child sees everyday makes a huge difference."
"What makes the best public schools? Here is a hint; it isn’t necessarily the wealth of the neighborhood. Again and again the answer seems to be parental involvement and participation.
When parents take the time to visit, communicate, volunteer or chaperone at their child’s school, it shows the teacher you take their jobs seriously. And, perhaps more importantly, you show your kid that “their job”, to work hard and do their best at school, is something that you expect and value highly.
In this day and age in many families, both parents work but you can still be involved. Conferences, Open House night, fund raisers, school plays and performances; any event that gets you in the school to see what your child sees everyday makes a huge difference."
