PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IS THE KEY
The moment that a child was born, the parents' job is to make her child feel
the unconditional love and care. In addition, it is also their duties and
responsibilities to educate their children in all aspects of their lives. Despite of not
having any formal training in education, parents still hold the key to their child's
developmental academic success. Children learn most effectively from the
positive role models they see at home. Children look forward to their parents as
they become older for guidance in understanding the world and developing
valuable life skills.
On the other hand, as teacher in the public school for approximately four
years, I have seen many different varieties of parents. A parent who is actively
involved in contributing to the progress of the learners wherein
they engaged themselves in the process of their child's learning. However, there
are some parents who are neither interested nor involved in their children's
educational development. They simply handed over the entirety of the
responsibilities to the teacher. In addition to this, I have witnessed a wide variety
of students, each with their own distinct demeanor and attitude. A learner who
obeys the rules, study well and shows respect for others, and a learner who is
unconcerned with his academic performance and insensitive to emotions of
those people around him.
As a parent, you have an unparalleled impact on your children, who learn
from you every day through your words and actions, and as such, there is no
official education that can match to the lessons you teach them at home. Aside
from teachers, you are the most influential person in their lives, so now is the
moment to instill him or her the good values and academic knowledge and skills
that they will bring in their future endeavors.
In reality, the level of parental involvement is the one most accurate
indicator of a student's academic success. Improvements in students' attitudes,
morality, and academic performance may be attributed to increased parental
participation, which conveys to the student the significance of their education.
When parents take an active interest in their children's education, their children
have better ambitions for their future, higher attendance rates, lower dropout
rates, and less behavioral problems. Now, is the perfect time. Your involvement as
parents’ matter. It is the key to your child’s better future.