Whether it’s family or friends, the relationships we form as kids teach us how to interact socially. We figure out what we can say or do. We are educated on the difference between acceptable and unacceptable behaviors. We determine what behaviors are acceptable to some yet not to others. Those relationships develop us into who we become as adults.
Educating kids isn’t just teaching them the ABC’s and 123’s. It’s about teaching them to become contributing adults. It’s teaching them a work ethic and the importance of community. Repeatedly, studies have shown that when parents are actively involved with their children’s schooling, the kids succeed. The teachers do their part in teaching the book lessons. The parents do their job when they teach their kids the life lessons.
Isn’t it time for everyone to be doing his or her job? How do we get parents actively involved with their kid’s education? How do we educate the “un-educatable”?
