A Parents Role in Education From A Teachers Perspective

Seventy-nine percent of parents demonstrate they they want to learn more about how to be more involved in their childrens education. Seventy-seven percent of parents also think their children's teachers could learn more about involving parents in their children's learning.

Partner the above statistic with studies showing a correlation between parent participation in the classroom and successful students, and the complex problems of the nation's school system would seem to be solved.
However the obvious is not always that simple.

"Parents want to help but are often afraid to do anything," says Jane Anderson, a New York Public School teacher and parent of two school age children.