This Week in Education: Parental Involvement
by Ashley Best
Re-Vision Labs Fellow
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Week of December 14th – 18th 2009
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT: Here at Re-Vision Labs, we cherish the deep importance of building community, however that process may take place. The education system provides a space in which family units can support a child’s educational goals outside of the classroom. The following links illustrate ways in which building an education community inside the home can help boost a child’s ability to learn and drive to succeed in the classroom.
Families help to build the foundation for student success outside the classroom.
1. A Strong Framework : A great outline for understanding the foundational importance of the school-family relationship.
2. Involvement Strategies : This is a great resource for parental involvement ideas and classroom projects.
3. Research Supports Parents: Science Daily discusses a study done by the University of New Hampshire that shows parental involvement has a positive impact on student achiever.
4. Homework Help: How much help should parents be giving their children with homework?
5. Profiles of Success : While an older source, this is a great resource for successful examples of parent-school relationships.
Check back for next week’s hot topic! Education is empowering. Enjoy the week!
