The participation will also have a good affect on your child as well. You will see them paying more attention in class as a result of knowing that the teacher has a direct pipeline to their parents. After having the latest parent/teacher conference at my daughter's school, I was blown away by all the wonderful things the teacher had to say about my child. It is inspiring to hear someone outside the family give a detailed assessment of your child. This is someone that spends a lot of time around our kids and we should take the time to have a one on one conversation with this person at some point early on in the school year.
Taking the time to participate in our kids education will go far in showing them the importance of education. It starts as early as infancy, teaching our kids and shaping their love for knowledge. This love for knowledge is the key to being successful!
Well as a teacher myself, I don't think that more involved parents are favored along with their child. Teachers are faced with a lot of students who come from "broken homes", families with special needs kids, or working parents that simply do not have the luxury of helping in their kids classroom. These students need just as much, if not more, love and support from their teacher directly. I tell parents that, in fact, teachers see and spend more time with their child than they do! We have a HUGE effect on children. Teachers are the #1 role model for youth. Children who do have parents who are fully intuned on their education and who inforce descipline at home, have students/children who listen in the classroom, have respect to their peers and teachers, and are eager learners.
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