Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Chapter 3: Families and Communities

Resolved: All students can achieve at high levels regardless of the structure of their families.

I believe that all students can achieve at high levels even if their home environment is not involved in their learning. There are resources in the schools that can help lead to academic and personal success.
There are teachers, guidance counselors, tutors, writing centers, and people who generally support the students even if the people in their home do not. However teachers should encourage parents to get involved in their child's learning. Parents should attend parent teacher conferences and ask questions about their child's effort and academic performance, for example, "Has my child missed classes?" or "Does my child participate in class?" Even if the students family is not "perfect" - two parents, two kids, a nice house, a picket fence, a golden retriever; they can still become successful academically. I turned out just dandy.

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