Family Involvement In Education

I believe that no student is or teacher is perfect, but we can always improve by transforming weaknesses into strengths. We are not all perfect readers the second that we are exposed to books. The same goes for all aspects of education. As a teacher, we don’t just say, “Watch me do this math problem, now try thirty of them on your own.” If we did that, we know for a fact that students would not be getting every single problem right; maybe they wouldn’t even get one problem right. Education is so important for students because it sets the groundwork for future successes. Not every child learns the same way, so with practice, teachers can evaluate their students and put them into similar groups based on multiple intelligences. Education allows …show more content…
I believe that this idea is tied into the concept of nature and nurture. Before children enter school, at age 2 they have the capacity to learn any language, but if they are not exposed to right home environment he or she won’t speak properly or at all. Children constantly need to be exposed to literacy in their environment in order to enhance what genetics provided for them. This means that not only do children need to learn at school, but they also need to learn at home. Learning at home is easy with the amount of environmental print that is around today. Environmental print allows children to be exposed to literacy in their everyday lives, homes, and communities. Before attending school, children are exposed to print on cereal boxes, traffic signs, and logos. Children understand the meaning of the print on these items. The emergent literary perspective also comes into play with family involvement. If followed correctly, parents are reading to their children daily. In result, the children begin to recognize the words on the paper that match the sound coming out of the parent’s …show more content…
Diversity does not necessarily mean just the child’s background, ethnicity and religion, but also their reading level and their athletic ability. As a teacher, it is important that I value diversity and model that attitude for my students. If I am successful in getting my students to value diversity, then they will be able to respect that all students are different and that differences are a good thing. As a teacher, it is important that I take the time to learn about my students’ background, interests, and learning styles. This will create an environment that is conducive to each individual in the classroom. Not only will I take the time to learn about the students, but I will also allow them time to learn about each other so that they can gain an appreciation for the diversity that each individual brings to the