Deficit Thinking In Education

He disputes the idea that parents don’t differentiate the idea of a teacher’s jobs being educators, not nannies. Teacher’s do take their students at face value, we are taught to see them for who they are when they walk into the classroom, as we are to hold the same expectations for all students. So, when parents get disgruntled about their child not doing well, or making excuses up for them for late assignments, or blaming the teacher for their child’s underachievement, the parent isn’t looking at the educational system in the proper light. Clark makes the point that often when students are doing well, it might be more of the teacher holding insufficient expectations, giving As because they know everyone will stay out of their hair when it comes to their teaching abilities, since they “obviously” have exceptional results in their students susceptibility of the content being taught. Clark also makes the point that if parents speak negatively about teachers in front of their children, then they are more likely to duplicate that disrespect for the teacher, furthering their unsuccessful grades in that

In the excerpt from a book entitled Class Dismissed, Meredith Maran discusses that students’ parents should spend more time on getting involved in their children’s education. At first, the author states that if students want to be successful, their parents and schools should play important roles. However, there is a big trouble that parents have different opinion over getting involved in children’s education. Some parents are willing to get involved in their children’s education because they have enough time and sources to do so and they actually get reward from their parents’ same actions. On the contrary, the other parents don’t believe that get involved in their children’s education is important and majority of them don’t have enough time and material base to support, in that case, their children’s life are going to be tougher than theirs. In the end, Maran concludes that we cannot expect all the parents get involved into children’s education because society is still filled with materialistic unfairness.

Clearly, parents spend the most time around their children, which means they can have the biggest, beneficial impact or a bad impact. Parents have the option of being very helpful throughout their child’s school years or they can neglect them and let them figure life out on their own. Parents are the child’s first teachers. Supportive parents help their children with homework every night, putting in as much effort as possible.

Chapter six – Working with families, the authors talk about parents need to be more involved in the education of their children. We always encourage parents to be more involve in their child’s learning because parents are a child’s first teacher.

Parental involvement is vital in creating an environment for the student to thrive and succeed in. Parents are the primary caregivers and crucial assets in a child’s academic life. The parent- child relationship is very important because children tend to view their parents as being the most important role models in their lives. It is important to establish parent teacher collaboration because it allows the parent and teacher to connect in the best interest of the child. Based on the Longitudinal studies which focus on changes in behavior over time the findings of whether family involvement have a lasting impact on children’s academic achievements showed that the children in the study was more motivated, and academically did well across all grades. “The Longitudinal studies indicated that early family has potential to influence children’s academic achievement across grades.” ( Coleman 2013, p. 52). The first parent teacher conference of the school year my daughter received 2’s in english and math on her report card as well as 3’s in gym and music. When I sat down to talk to the teacher I was not so happy about her grades on her report card, so I asked the teacher what can I do to help her. As a parent you have to take a proactive measure in ensuring that

Moreover, the Los Angeles Unified District’s Decision to close the Anahuacalmecac International Preparatory High School can be viewed in two ways. One, the school had a low performance, as the district states, therefore, they had to close it due to state regulations. Or two, due to the structure that persist in the education system, the Anahuacalmecac International Preparatory School was closed because it was teaching outside of the traditional curriculum which challenges the power structure. Whether the issue is resolved, it achieved the goal of highlighting the issue pertaining to the demand for alternative schooling, schooling that caters to communities of color. It’s interesting to reflect upon one of the mother’s comments in which she

Parents are children’s first teachers — shaping nature with reading, cooking, and spending time together. Do’s and Don’ts are being preferred to what child naturally wants to do. When a young child begins formal school, the parent’s job is to show him how school can extend the learning you began together at home, and how exciting and meaningful this learning can be. Through guidance and reminders, parents help their kids organize their time and support their desires to learn new things in and out of school. It is the duty of the parents to pay attention to what your child loves.

Henderson and Mapp (2002) suggests that research strongly supports the notion that parent involvement has a positive and lasting effect on student performance and academic success. Yet, an increasing number of parents have developed a mindset that they are incompetent and unable to assist their child when it comes to academics and school related activities (Forman, 2006). Unfortunately, parents of disadvantaged students attending high poverty schools are more likely to believe they cannot assist their child academically and are less involved as compared to their counterparts attending low poverty schools (Cotton & Wikelund, 2001).

According to Powell (2003) relations between parents and early childhood educators in the United States represent a mixed picture. Parents have the primary responsibility for educating their children. As the child’s first and most important teacher, parents provide the experiences that promote life skills, abilities, and attitudes that promote school success (Pelletier & Brent, 2002). The family significantly impacts children’s development and is influential in shaping every aspect of their lives (Ortiz & Flanagan, 2002). Parents’ values and perceptions concerning their child’s education are embedded in their cultural system and are multigenerational.

Parent Involvement during the primary school years is a key factor in a child’s education. Having parents or even a parent being involved in their child’s education significantly increases positivity in the classroom and at home. Children who know they have a parent or parents that check their homework, go over study guides, stay in contact with the teacher, etc. want to strive to do a better job in the classroom. Teachers, administrators, students and the parents can all benefit from the importance of Parent Involvement. Schools shape the community, and from the help of parents staying involved and knowing what is going on in the classroom, it helps policymakers decide what the best rules and procedures are for our schools. Studies show that students with positive parent involvement lead to better test grades, homework, and attendance. Even though parent involvement is important in all of the years of a student’s educational journey, involvement in the primary school years shape the path ahead for a successful student, which comes from a positive parental influence.

The success of students depends on effective teaching and this efficient coaching is not required occasionally but every day in every classroom and discipline. An effective teacher not only influences the students' academic interests but also has a great influence on his//her physical, societal, emotional, and behavioral good (Killion & Hirsh, 2011). Teachers have a direct influence on "how students learn, what they learn, how much they learn, and the ways they interact with one another and the world around them" (Korkmaz, 2007). This effect on student achievement is understandable and apparent because the student achievement starts and finishes with the excellence, the instructional program, and guidance of the teacher (Korkmaz, 2007). However, the occurrence of effective teaching is only possible when every concerned member including parents/families, officials, community members, and educationalists contribute to the process of uninterrupted progress and student achievement. An effective teacher is familiar with the fact that in order to improve his/her teaching methods, effective professional learning is the only influential pathway (Killion & Hirsh, 2011).

The origin of my family gave rise to the perfect storm that created a tumultuous path for my educational goals. As a young boy, my mother would fondly retell the story of her days in school in Villa Union, Durango, Mexico. Her time in school was brief, for she only completed up to the sixth grade. Unlike most typical modest rural town Mexican kids, my mother’s reason for stopping school at a young age wasn’t the lack of monetary means, on the other hand that of an uneducated mother (my grandmother) that believed that young women that stayed in school were only there to flirt and to meet with boys. In light of that my mom would argue and fight with my grandmother over this, she would struggle to persuade my grandfather to letting her attend school, however to no avail. “Grandpa remained brainwashed by grandma” she would say, my mom mentioned that my grandmother would lie to my grandfather in reference to my mother’s activities in and out of school. “Grandma would tell grandpa that she had seen me holding hands with boys, she knew that would outrage grandpa” she sadly explained. As time passed my mother resigned to the idea of school, and started helping my grandfather out in his bakery by taking care of the bookkeeping.

One final point that I believe is worth mentioning from the text reading, as educators, we must always be sensitive to parent’s circumstances, cultures, values and beliefs, and socio-economic status. Provide them with information on to communicate with children more productively, how to assist them with homework, etc. As educators, we must understand that sometimes parents are not able to provide the necessary supports needed, especially in difficult times. This is when we need to let them know that they 're services that can help in the community, but more importantly, we can be there to help them (Smith, 2004).

Nowadays, Mexican’s education is a controversial topic when parents need to select the best school for their children. Exist two different types of education, public and private. In the first place, public schools in Mexico are free of

Many parents today lack the time needed to spend with their children on knowledge development. Two income families work on average a nine to six. They rely on the teachers to fit in the eight-hour day to teach. If they are not satisfied with that, they buy their young Ipads, and phones for the rest of their learning. They are detached are not reading to their children at home. Parents are also failing to attend Open House and Parent teacher nights which is a