Helping Children Stay Curious Parents are naturally concerned about what goes on in their children’s lives, especially what kind of school their children are attending. They wonder if their child should go to a public or private school. A public school could encourage their child to join in with the wrong crowd, and a private school may not have the Christ-centered education a family wants. Parents may even consider homeschooling just to ensure that their child is exposed to the best learning opportunities possible. Some parents may be too busy dealing with circumstances beyond their control to be as active as they would like to be in their child’s learning. There is more than just a child’s curiosity at stake: their very integrity, or
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Author Brett Everhart observed that when the parents are involved in their child’s education, parents clearly understand everything that is going on and can even help prevent large discipline problems because they understand their own child and how their child thinks (Everhart, 53). The parents are the ones who see their child struggling in the home and have trouble understanding homework assignments. There are parents who blame the teachers for their child’s struggles. There are also parents who want to help in whatever way they can but they may not have time to help their children due to circumstances. For example, they could be single parents or both parents have to work to pay the bills. Many parents have no idea how many technological resources are open to them that could potentially help their child. In an interview, Alan November, a leader of technological advances in the classroom, says, “Social media will […] enhance parental involvement. Technology is a way of life with families now, and parents will want more options to communicate through technology and see their children learn in schools as they do on their own (Trybus, 10).” Some small ways parents can help at home would be to access websites used in class from a home computer, downloading books onto Kindles and tablets, or investing in audiobooks or educational videos. As soon as parents find something that sparks their child’s curiosity, they should work as hard as possible to keep that spark going so that the child’s curiosity thrives and they advance in leaps and bounds in the
Author Brett Everhart observed that when the parents are involved in their child’s education, parents clearly understand everything that is going on and can even help prevent large discipline problems because they understand their own child and how their child thinks (Everhart, 53). The parents are the ones who see their child struggling in the home and have trouble understanding homework assignments. There are parents who blame the teachers for their child’s struggles. There are also parents who want to help in whatever way they can but they may not have time to help their children due to circumstances. For example, they could be single parents or both parents have to work to pay the bills. Many parents have no idea how many technological resources are open to them that could potentially help their child. In an interview, Alan November, a leader of technological advances in the classroom, says, “Social media will […] enhance parental involvement. Technology is a way of life with families now, and parents will want more options to communicate through technology and see their children learn in schools as they do on their own (Trybus, 10).” Some small ways parents can help at home would be to access websites used in class from a home computer, downloading books onto Kindles and tablets, or investing in audiobooks or educational videos. As soon as parents find something that sparks their child’s curiosity, they should work as hard as possible to keep that spark going so that the child’s curiosity thrives and they advance in leaps and bounds in the