Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Be your child´s superhero

We live in an era in which our children´s miseducation is only blamed on teachers.  Our society instead of praising good teachers for a job well done, teachers are usually attacked on the media and elsewhere as well.  Unfortunately, I only hear negative portrayal of teachers by the media.  It is unfair to blame them for the failure of some of our children.  Instead we should congratulate them for the success of most of them.
As a parent I believe that education, knowledge and success takes place both at school and at home.  Therefore, my children´s achievement and failures are the result of the work done by their teachers and myself as well.  I am an active participant in my child´s education.  As an involved parent I share this responsibility with teachers.
In an era in which teachers are considered accountable for their students test scores I believe that parents are also accountable. We live in an era in which our children´s miseducation  Learning not only takes place at school but also at home.  Unfortunately, most parents are not making an effort to share their responsibility with teachers.  Instead we choose to shower our children with material things.
I have noticed that the media loves to share stories about bad teachers.  On the other hand, I never hear any positive stories about dedicated teachers who do their best to educate my children.  I know that they are as many stories outthere of bad parents and bad students who are not shown in the news.
In conclusion, we need parents to do their best job at home in helping in the education of their children.  We also need more positive stories of good educators in the news.  Education is a collaborative effort.
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74.73%
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