1. Effects of Home Environment & Parents’
Attitudes on Student Learning
AN-NI (Annie) Wei
301169291
Mar.25.2013
EDUC 100 2013 Spring

2. There are always limits to what teachers/schools
can teach and affect students because home
environment and parents have more influence
over students. Although teachers/schools play
an important role in the young children's
education, effects of home
environment/parental attitudes on student
learning can not be ignored.

3. Discussion Question
Do you think school environment or home
environment affect children more?

4. • There is an article from parents' guide: an independent educational
publishing magazine about the important role of parents involvement in
students' learning. Research shows that effect of parents and home
environment can account for 80% of students' academic success
compares to around 20% for school environment. As a fundamental
determinant of children's education, parents usually shape their
performance and behaviors.
• The more negative attitudes teachers and parents were about math, the
more likely the girls consider the negative stereotypes about
females‘ math ability and the worse the girls did on the test.

5. Discussion Question
Do parents’ occupations also have a great
impact on children’s learning?

6. Video
• In this video, Mr. McCormick shares how parental
encouragement and support empowered him to make
difficult decisions and choices. His parents are both
educators, they never push him to a particular
direction. Mr. McCormick says that it's the
environment that his parents raised him and provided
him that makes him comfortable in making informed
decisions alone. According to this video, I believe that
parents' attitudes and home environment definitely
play an important role in children's learning and
abilities to adjust themselves when they encounter
challenges and decisions.

7. Discussion Question
Do you think that parents’ relationship (whether
good or bad) influence children’s behaviour and
learning?

8. Summary
• Home environment is the cradle of learning good and bad
and the very first experience of learning in our lives.
Parents’ attitudes toward different situations determine the
kind of habits and willingness of children’s learning.
• Parents' attitudes toward anything and home environment
toward children or each other (whether good or bad) will
be copied by their children.
• Parents are not here to make children fulfill what they have
missed in their lives but to support children on their
choices.

9. • What are the most appropriate home
environment and parents’ attitudes?
• Should parents focus on children’s grades or
the process?

10. • adjustment of parents' attitudes can improve
students learning and motivation. The home
environment is just as important as the school is.
Parents should be positive, supportive, and give
children their own choices on what and where to
learn rather than putting to much stress on
children and focusing only on grades and
competence.
• She never praises for performance but for the
enjoyment of the process.

11. References
• American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (2011, August 31).
Parents need an attitude adjustment to improve their children's homework
motivation, experts say.ScienceDaily. Retrieved March 24, 2013, from
http://www.sciencedaily.com-/releases/2011/08/110831160042.htm
• Brathwaite, M. V., (2011, January 11). Education Vs The Home Environment.
Retrieved March 12, 2013,
from http://www.thevoiceslu.com/let_and_op/2011/january/11_01_11/Educa
tion.htm
• Capture Your Flag (2009, November 12). How Parents Can Help Children Make
Better Choices. Retrieved March 30, 2013,
from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UYNrY3xKDU
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2012). Parent Engagement: Strategies
for Involving Parents in School
Health. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Retrieved
February 20, 2013,
from http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/AdolescentHealth/pdf/parent_engageme
nt_strategies.pdf
• Faculty Development (2010, August 18). Encourage Student Responsibility for
Learning. Retrieved March 10, 2013,
from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6Y8BPd5xwo

12. • Influential Teacher (2008, August 24). The Influential Teacher: Learning How to
Teach. Retrieved March 10, 2013, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0XkZkzsuDE
• Journal of Pediatric Health Care (2012, February 21). Family Communication Patterns and
Teen Drivers' Attitudes Toward Driving Safety. Retrieved March 01. 2013,
from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S089152451200003X
• National Center for Family & Community Connections with Schools (2002). A New Wave of
Evidence: The Impact of School, Family, and Community Connections on Student
Achievement. Retrieved March 01, 2013,
from http://www.sedl.org/connections/resources/evidence.pdf
• Parents Guide (2007, October 25). Home helps: Parents play a vital role in learning. Retrieved
February 25, 2013, from http://www.independent.co.uk/student/magazines/home-help-
parents-play-a-vital-role-in-learning-395323.html
• Paul, M. A., (2012, May 30). Do Mothers Hamper Their Daughters in Math? Retrieved March
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• Rosary Films (2009, January 08). Learning Disabilities / Home Environments Impact Learning
Abilities / Educational Video. Retrieved March 20, 2013,
from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVogokHJSUM
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parents-in-childs-learning