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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

The Pros And Cons of Increasing Parent Involvement in Schools

The Pros And Cons of Increasing Parent Involvement in Schools

Every parent should be somewhat involved in the school that their child attends.  The question is are the parents involved enough?  The truth is some parents don't care and some are a little too extreme.  Many schools desire to have more parent involvement, which has positives and negatives to the idea that will be discussed in this article.

PRO: Increasing parent involvement in the schools allows parents to be more aware of the situations at the school.  For example, the school may have needs that the parents bring up because they are there more and become aware.  The school may meet the need or the parent may even suggest meeting the need for the school as a token of charity through donation.  The more a parent is at school will allow them to see more and be aware of the needs of the school which will reflect directly to the education of the child.

CON: A parent is too involved in the school could result in them being too opinionated.  The more a parent is at school could make them think they know more and their opinion could be given more.  The opinion of a parent is good to have, but not five opinions for every one issue. 

PRO: A parent whom is at school more will learn to work together with the teacher as a team.  If the parent knows and understands the need of their child more by communicating more frequently with the teacher, then they can be a help to them at home.  The best team at school is that of the parent and teacher and when they realize they are on the same page, then the child's chances for success increase greatly.

CON: The parent begins to complain the more they are at school.  A parent has an idea of how the school should be run, but that is probably not their area of expertise or they would be running a school.  The complaining can sometimes be valid, but the staff of the school understand the school system better than the parents and most of the time, the complaining is in vain. 

Parent involvement in schools is necessary, but there has to be a balance of how much time they spend in the school and that decision should be made by the school system.

Written by Eddie Arold
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