Question.504 - Chapter 9: You wish your parents came to Back-to School-Night (or not) and other thoughts about parent/family involvement and Reading Reaction #9 The first page is a self-reflection, a response to a prompt or “chapter title” I provide in which you write one or more stories from your educational journey (that you are comfortable writing about). This week's chapter title is: "You wish your parents came to Back to School Night (or not) and other stories or thoughts about parent/family involvement." The overall topic for next class is: Parent/Guardian/Family Involvement in schools. The second page is a reaction to the readings that week (which might include somethings to read or watch or listen to). The goal of these Reading Reactions is to help further your understanding and thoughts related to the ideas addressed in the readings. These should include quotes you found significant, questions the readings raised for you, lists of words perhaps that convey your reactions, responses or questions you might have for the authors and how the reading connects to the topic for the week as well as the guiding questions for the semester.
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Chapter 9 Assignment Student Name University Name EDUC 417 School and Society Professor Name Date Prompt: You wish your parents came to Back-to School-Night (or not) and other thoughts about parent/family involvement When parents involve in their children's education and encourage them to learn new things, it brings success in the academic career of students or children. It means that support from the school environment and parents creates a lifetime of education or learning. My parents were rarely involved in my school life as they were busy with their work life. Although, they chose one of the best schools for me and fulfilled all the necessities before I asked. But they never got more time to be involved or help me with my studies. They rarely attended back-to-school-night for me and I do not blame it because all they were doing was for me. On the other hand, I feel I would have received emotional support from them and that is the one thing that I most needed since I was totally an introvert kind of person back then. When parents do not give the necessary attention, there is the possibility of students being absent from classes or serious about their education or learning. This happened to me at some point of time, but I recovered from it when I got support from some of my teachers. I remember one time when my dad met one of my teachers just to make sure everything was going fine with me at school. When he heard some good things about me, he was delighted. He didn't express it in front of me, but I was able to sense that. That one moment when I felt proud. Although, I wonder what changes would be there if my parents were attended all the meetings like others. Could I be a typical and active student in class? Could I be emotionally strong and stable? Could I be more motivated in studying? I feel my parents could have been involved with me more during my school days as it would have given me emotional support. I was always nervous about opening up to people, including my parents. So, I needed someone with whom I would be very comfortable sharing and spending time or studying or taking guidance for studies. I felt I am very weak at studying and not brave and active like other classmates in school. I had the same belief until a teacher came to me and spoke to me personally.? Parents should also be sensitive and deal very carefully with their kids because they observe everything and learn, which impacts children's personality development. I was never very close with my dad and I had some connection with my mom but never went into that zone where I went to share everything I used to feel about personal or school life things. However, I had huge respect for them as they have provided everything I wanted and needed. But they never understood what I was going through when I often changed locations to live and schools. Because it was hard for me to make new friends.? At some point of time, I used to feel I would have had parents like my classmates who used to attend each of the meetings. They used to ask many questions to teachers about their kids, and I felt very isolated. I felt I would try to request them to attend by taking one day break from work. But I did not. Maybe I was mature enough to understand their efforts to fulfill their work-life objectives. On the other hand, I am happy that they never scolded me for my fewer grades in school, rather they encouraged me. One best thing I heard from them was, "only focus on learning things rather than taking grades". On the other hand, my dad was always disappointed with my communication abilities or interaction with other people because I never used to talk much or respond much to people. Kamenetz (2022) argues, "Working parents can't always afford to keep a sick child home". I believe sick children and probably fail to take care of a normal kid when they fail to take some time out for the family. Such things would impact children very deeply by creating some gap between both, as it happened with me. When there is no proper interaction between parents and kids, there is the possibility of kids growing up with some risky behavior or attitude or emotionally unstable. Khazan (2022) raises a doubtful question in her article named?Red Parent, Blue Parent? "Should parents alone decide what kids learn and how they live, or do government institutions have a role to play too?" My answer to this question is straight no. In my opinion, the government should also involve in things related to kids learning. This is because children's well-being is significant for economic and ethical reasons. For instance, who provides guidelines about the type of subjects to be taught in schools? Government, right? Otherwise, schools would have become a personal business that would teach whatever they want and parents might not have the right to ask them. So having some principles created by the government creates restrictions and makes a way to a simple and healthy way of learning. After going through some of the articles and thinking about the essay topic, I got one question ?what should parents do to involve in children's learning days and what should schools do? San Diego State University mentions six of Epstein's practices such as parenting, communicating, volunteering, learning at home, decision making, and collaborating with the community (SDSU, u.d.). These demonstrate that parents and schools should work together to improve a children's education experience. Meanwhile, this shows both of their importance in children's life. Another concept that I found important and interesting for this assignment is the importance of creating a healthy environment for a child to learn or study. A good place to sit, study, eat, and sleep gives a positive feeling to children and creates a good vibe for studying. This is necessary because as children spend five to seven hours at school, their remaining time is spent at home. So, the education period is not only about schools but also related to the home environment. Again, environmental conditions of the home include good interactions with children, parents' support, parents' help in completing daily homework and their motivation and actions to keep them active and creative. Some children do not show much interest in studies, but they are more interested in participating in sports, playing with colors, creating videos, etc. Hence it is necessary for parents to recognize such different interests of children to make them better at that particular hobby or interest. In order to identify those things, involving in their children's education period or learning phase is a must. However, parents mostly fail to determine or recognize their children's hobbies or interests if they are not involved enough with their kid's daily activities. To conclude, this is how parents' involvement has benefits in children's education life. The research and studies made for this assignment say that children's education face get failed and they won't be clearly visible and the results will be negative. Reference Kamenetz, A. (2022). Parents and caregivers of young children say they've hit pandemic rock bottom. NPR. Retrieved from, https://www.npr.org/2022/01/20/1074182352/unvaccinated-young-kids-child-care-parents-omicron-disruptionsKhazan, O. (2022). Red Parent, Blue Parent. The Atlantic. Retrieved from, https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2022/02/new-partisan-fight-over-schools/622846/SDSU, (u.d.). Parent Involvement. San Diego State University. 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