Educators try to ease parents into the mix

We hs’ers know this;

Research shows family engagement in a child’s education can lead to greater student success. …. Rather than assuming the professional must know best, families are seen as the experts in their own lives. Parent Bruce Orr agreed, telling forum attendees they can’t judge parents if they want to work together. “You could go a long way if you checked your bias at the door. Oftentimes, you don’t view them as partners,” he said.

And further-on in the article:

Family involvement can make a big difference for students, according to a 2001 U.S. Department of Education-commissioned study of children in low-income elementary schools. Students had a 40 percent to 50 percent faster rate of improvement in reading and math if teachers met each family face to face, stayed in regular contact and sent materials home that parents could use to work with their children.

Yep, send that material home for parents to use with their children. Sounds like hs’ing. Parents engaged in their child’s education, being the experts in their child’s lives and education, and using material at home to teach their own. Homeschooling. Now for those parents to take the next step and to join other hs’ers.