As any parent of a school going child can tell, there is a
lot more to school than just writing, reading, arithmetic problem solving. Not
just a child but a parent too should know a lot of things except curriculum for
example about school environment, the issues, the problems, teachers etc. From
disciplinary policies to bullying to making their children prepare for test and
homework, parents need to do their homework, too.
The issues that are faced by the children and their parents
must be dealt carefully. Some of these issues are,
Bullying
It is one of the common issue that a school going child
face. From a research it has been found out that nearly 20% of the students
American schools have been the victim of some kind of bullying including
physical and emotional bullying. Parents should take it seriously. They should
inquire as how the school is dealing with this problem and what is the reaction
of their child. There are schools that have zero tolerance policy against
bullying but at times this policy doesn’t work well.
Size of the class
Class size matters a lot at times. It is one of the new
issues being raised these days. Parents should have a look on it. Where there
are bigger classes, teachers usually doesn’t able to pay equal and appropriate
attention on students. The class size should be average and the number of
teachers in each class should pay equal and suitable attention on students.
Boredom
Boredom is more a problem than an issue. Parents usually
doesn’t pay much attention on this because they feel that going to school is
not the favorite activity of any child but this at times drag their child from
education. There should be creative and interesting activities in class which
can make the children engaged and can gage their interest.
Conclusion
All these issues must be taken into account and should be
dealt cautiously to avoid negative side-effects. Parents should sit with their
child once a day and discuss their school activities and the problems they
having at school. They should also be in touch with their child’s teacher to
keep and check and balance on their child’s performance.
Author’s Bio
James Anderson is the author of this article. He is working
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