Feb 15 2009
Parenting and Education
When did it become the responsibility of the the schools, state and teachers to educate your child?
Throughout the budget negotiations there have been outcries from the education coalitions about where the money is going - or not going. Parents have said that the schools don’t do a good job and need more funding.
Well, parents, it is time to step up.
When you made the decision to have a child you took on certain responsibilties. If you made the decision to engage in behavior that might lead to a child, you knowingly took on that chance and the attendant responsibilities.
One of those responsibilities it teaching your child. I remember my mother teaching me to read. I could read when I went to school. I could do math. And my mother was a full-time working lawyer. She still found the time to educate me and help me learn.
Why are parents abdicating this responsibility?
As a parent you must be involved. Teaching your child to read should be fun. You take a Dr. Seuss book and read it together, you enjoy the book. It isn’t hard. It takes time, but so does everything worthwhile.
If every parent took on the responsibility of their child’s education, the schools would be better. I am not saying that the child should be home schooled, I am saying that parents have a responsibility when it comes to education. It is not the sole responsibility of the school and state.
This is true for school subjects and education about proper behavior and responsibility.
It isn’t the school’s job to teach these things. The school is there to help the parents.
Parents - step up. It will be better for everyone in the long run.
