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.
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.
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’ attitudes toward each
other (whether good or bad) will influence
children’s behavior 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.
