As a parent, it’s important to show your child that you value and support their education. This means getting involved in school activities, communicating with teachers, and showing interest in their education.

1. Getting Involved in Your Child's Education
“As a parent, it’s important to show your child that you value and support
their education. This means getting involved in school activities,
communicating with teachers, and showing interest in their education.”
Our school system wouldn’t be the same without parent cooperation. After all, parents
are the ones who painstakingly wake their children up at one o’clock in the morning,
prepare a hearty breakfast, and rush them out of the door just in time to hop on the bus.
After a hard day of work, parents still come home, make dinner, and help out with
homework. Many will agree that the most rewarding and/or multi-faceted job in life is
being a parent. Your child will be a grown adult and still need you—whether it’s for
advice, a ride to work when a car won’t start, or to help with sick grandkids. The job
never ends. But is it worth it? You bet!
As a parent, it’s important to show your child that you value and support their
education. This means getting involved in school activities, communicating with
teachers, and showing interest in their education. If they know that their education is
important to you, they are more likely to value it as well. Encourage them to have a
positive outlook on school by having a positive outlook on it yourself. The earlier in your
child’s education you start to participate, the earlier the positive effects will start to
show.
One way to be involved in your child’s academics is to be a model student yourself.
When your child observes you taking pleasure in reading a good book, doing daily
writing exercises, or going to the library, it encourages them to find pleasure in these
activities. Planning educational trips to a museum or conservatory can be exciting not
only for your child, but for you too! Provide stimulating experiences outside of school to
get your student to look at learning in a positive way. There are also options to enroll
your child in an education-based learning center. These centers serve as a supplement
to the school curriculum and enable students to advance academically. They are
typically English and Math based learning centers that are conveniently held after
school.
Attending school functions regularly is a great way to be involved. Going to sporting
events, school plays, art shows, or concerts with your child demonstrates your support.

2. Your child is with his or her classmates and teachers all day, five days a week. They build
significant friendships and relationships with them. They want to know that these
relationships mean something to you as well. After all, you’re the most important person
in their life! If you show interest in their teachers and classmates, it makes the whole
concept of school more personable. Sitting outside on a breezy spring evening to enjoy
peanuts at a school baseball game is a great way to spend more time with your child
after a long day at work!
Communicating with teachers regularly is essential. Not just for your child, but for the
teacher too. Teachers like to know that you support them and your child’s education. If
you keep the lines of communication open, teachers will be a great resource of ideas! On
that note, always take advantage of parent-teacher conferences, even if your student is
doing well. It’s a great chance to talk with the person who’s with your child day after
day. Examples of exemplary work, academic progress, and projects completed in the
classroom are presented, providing you with an overview of what your child does every
day. Actively monitoring their advancement encourages your child to value their
education because you value it as well.
Being involved includes taking steps to make the school community strong. This
includes participating in fundraisers, volunteering periodically, and voicing your
opinion. Since parents are the backbone in every school, your support is needed and
appreciated! Attend PTA or PTO meetings, volunteer to help in the office, attend field
trips, and participate in classroom parties. School is the most important part of
anyone’s childhood, and parent participation is critical in their development. Take
advantage of the opportunity to help build a firm foundation for your child’s school to
grow on!
MathWizard is a tutoring facility with Learning Center locations in Ohio, New
Jersey, and Illinois. We also have a Mail Program which services the continental United
States and Canada.
Amanda Ahlstrom graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Early
Childhood Education from Bowling Green State University. She currently
develops material and teaches as an English and math tutor at MathWizard.