PerkinsThis article appeared in the Terre Hautte Times; Terre Haute, INI agree 100% with part of this article by Sue Loughlin. Parental involvement is important in a students education. I think that parents can contribute to their childs success on a sliding scale of sorts. If you have the luxury of being able to volunteer during the day, or if you work during the day and can only volunteer at night or on weekends, I am sure that any school district would welcome the effort, and that your child will ultimately benefit. Ultimately, I think the bottom line is if parents show they care about their childrens education, the children will care about education.I know parents my age who care a great deal about the environment, as do their kids. I know other parents who care about animals and so do their kids. On the flip side, I know parents who dont care about each other and neither do their kids. Our kids merely reflect us and our views as adults. Kids have a twelve year non-voluntary job. How their parents view that twelve year non-voluntary job will have a direct result on the students on-the-job performance.I am impressed with the statistics relating to the fathers level of involvement in his childs education. Actually, I am amazed. Referring to the articles report indicating that 32 percent of students in grades K-12 receive mostly A's when their fathers are involved in learning, as opposed to 17 percent of those with low father involvement sparks my curiosity about the mothers role in a students education. What is the variation in student performance with respect to the mothers role when she is and is not involved in a childs education?The only area of this article I didnt agree with are the suggested solutions to get parents involved. Two legislative initiatives to bolster parental involvement and strengthen schools? Pay or at least fund ways to encourage people to do what should be done? To stretch this scenar...
