The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 defines parental involvement as parent participation in regular, two-way, meaningful communication involving a student’s academic learning as well as other school activities. Parents want to be involved in every facet of their child's life. As this involves their education, there are some advantages and disadvantages of parent involvement to enhance student growth. While additional help in the classroom is always welcome and at times necessary for the child’s educational growth, it can also be an open door to student distraction and parental meddling.
For the most part, teachers would agree that parent involvement in the form of volunteering and supporting the children is welcomed and needed. One benefits of having parent helpers, or parents who volunteer to come into the classroom, is to help with small groups of children to focus on specific needs. Parent volunteers can help teachers with students that are behind in their academics. It can give those students the extra one-on-one help they need. Another benefit to parent involvement is that it shows kids that they are important enough to their parent or guardian to take time out of their day to come in and help. Research in parent involvement indicated that when parents involve themselves in their child's education, it can positively influence the child’s educational outcomes.
Nevertheless, there is always a flip side. Unfortunately, when some parents come into the schools to work or volunteer their time, they provide more distraction and nuisance than anything else. Having too much or not the right kind of parent involvement can be more of a burden than a remedy. For example, some parents come into the school to get the "low down" on the day-to-day at the school. Educators see the negative repercussions of this type of involvement on multiple students and their families. Also, parents that volunteer end up using their time as a social hour talking to other parents or even to the teachers themselves. Consequently, having a parent in the classroom can create more distractions than the norm as they do not follow instructions and like make their own rules.
There are many advantages and disadvantages of parent involvement to enhance student growth. Parents' involvement largely depends on the parent and their willingness to come into the school, do what they are asked, and leave when they are finished. Teaching young children is not an easy job, and educators need helpful, supportive parents on their quest for the success of the students’ academic achievements.
The No Child
Left
Behind Act of 2001 defines parental involvement as
parent
participation in regular, two-way, meaningful communication involving a
student’s
academic learning
as well
as other
school
activities.
Parents
want to
be involved
in every facet of their child's life. As this involves their education, there are
some
advantages and disadvantages of
parent
involvement to enhance
student
growth. While additional
help
in the classroom is always welcome and at
times
necessary for the child’s educational growth, it can
also
be an open door to
student
distraction and parental meddling.
For the most part
, teachers would
agree
that
parent
involvement in the form of volunteering and supporting the children
is welcomed
and needed. One benefits of having
parent
helpers, or
parents
who
volunteer
to
come
into the classroom, is to
help
with
small
groups of children to focus on specific needs.
Parent
volunteers
can
help
teachers with
students
that are behind in their academics. It can give those
students
the extra one-on-one
help
they need. Another benefit to
parent
involvement is that it
shows
kids that they are
important
enough
to their
parent
or guardian to take
time
out of their day to
come
in and
help
. Research in
parent
involvement indicated that when
parents
involve themselves in their child's education, it can
positively
influence the child’s educational outcomes.
Nevertheless
, there is always a flip side. Unfortunately, when
some
parents
come
into the
schools
to work or
volunteer
their
time
, they provide more distraction and nuisance than anything else. Having too much or not the right kind of
parent
involvement can be more of a burden than a remedy.
For example
,
some
parents
come
into the
school
to
get
the
"
low down
"
on the day-to-day at the
school
. Educators
see
the
negative
repercussions of this type of involvement on multiple
students
and their families.
Also
,
parents
that
volunteer
end
up using their
time
as a social hour talking to other
parents
or even to the teachers themselves.
Consequently
, having a
parent
in the classroom can create more distractions than the norm as they do not follow instructions and like
make
their
own
rules
.
There are
many
advantages and disadvantages of
parent
involvement to enhance
student
growth. Parents' involvement
largely
depends on the
parent
and their willingness to
come
into the
school
, do what they
are asked
, and
leave
when they
are finished
. Teaching young children is not an easy job, and educators need helpful, supportive
parents
on their quest for the success of the
students’
academic achievements.