Parental involvement helps motivate students to do better. When parents show interest in their children’s education it portrays a message to the child that the parent feels that what they are doing is important. Epstein’s six types of involvement are guidelines to help educators develop more comprehensive programs of school, family, and community partnerships. These guidelines can help increase family involvement. Epstein’s second type of involvement is communicating. For example, when sending home notices a teacher should consider parents who do not speak English well. Check out all six types of involvement on the website listed below.
http://www.csos.jhu.edu/p2000/sixtypes.htm
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I just looked at the link and I think it is a very important reminder of different ways to show you care and involve other people in a child's education. By making the effort to involve people outside the school and involve yourself I think It really sends a message to students that their teacher really cares about them, not only in the classroom but genuinely cares. Also, students don't only learn in school so by making other influences in their life such as parents or the community involved in their education it can only be beneficial. I have been told in other classes very similar types of involvement, but like I also said about multiple intelligences, it is such important information that I think it's great that it is being repeated in this course.
Interesting link- I think that parental involvement is so important in a child's education, especially during the elementary school years. Language should never come between the ability for parents to get involved in their child's education. Efforts should be made by the teacher to get all parents involved. The parents should feel that they too have an important role in the success of their child. Creating an open line of communication between all parents should be a priority among teachers, regardless of the parents' language. I know as a parent I would greatly appreciate a teacher who welcomed and encouraged my support and involvement in my child's education. I think all parents deserve that respect, and no parent should ever be left of their child's education because of a language or cultural barrier.
This is a great link. I'm printing it out and giving it to my daughter's principal. I volunteer a lot at my children's schools, but it's always the same parents who are there with me. I think these six ideas would be a great start for the school to begin tapping into a new (but old) source. I agree - the more parent participation there is, the better the education program for the children.
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