Title: How Parental Involvement Benefits the Entire Educational Process - Learning Liftoff
Headings: How Parental Involvement Benefits the Entire Educational Process
How Parental Involvement Benefits the Entire Educational Process
The Effect of Parent Involvement on Students
Benefits to Parents
Benefits to Teachers and Schools
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Content: By involving themselves at the school and community levels, parents: Interact with their children more and are thus more sensitive to their emotional and intellectual needs
Have more confidence in their parenting abilities
Have a better understanding of the teacher’s role and the curriculum
Use more positive reinforcement the more they know about developmental stages
Are more likely to respond to teachers’ requests for help at home when they stay apprised of what their children are learning
Have higher opinions of and feel more committed to their children’s schools
Become more active in policy-making at school and in the community
Benefits to Teachers and Schools
Educators have difficult jobs that are all too often thankless, but parent involvement helps ease their burden to some degree. When parents get involved, they join forces with teachers to make a formidable educational team characterized by mutual respect. Here are a few of the benefits to educators and schools when parents take an active role in their children’s education: Teachers and administrators experience higher morale and job satisfaction
Parents have more respect the teaching profession
Communication improves among educators, parents, and administrators
Communities have higher opinions of schools with involved parents
School programs that involve parents perform better and offer higher quality
With all the potential benefits of parental involvement, spending time and attention to a child’s education should be a top priority for all parents. When parents foster an atmosphere of learning and collaborate with educators, the entire educational system benefits, from students to teachers to parents themselves. Parents who take the role of Learning Coach for their children who attend online schools can become much more involved in their children’s education. To receive more information on how to maximize your child’s academic achievement, visit K12 today to request additional information at no cost. Published May 27, 2015
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