Most often, especially being an advisory teacher, I have exposed to dealing with parents. Aside from the PTA meeting and obtaining their child’s repost of grades at the end of the grading quarter, parents are summoned to school to settle their child’s problem. And these problems are problems from co- teachers, academic, absences and attitudes.
Personally, I summoned parents because I want them to find out the problem of their child in school. I do this for the parent to monitor the class standing of their child so that they, even at home, will reinforce their kids to study.
Parents are considered as one of the stakeholders in an educational institution and they have the right to know the standing of their kids. They must know the conduct and attitudes of their children in school. Good to say that most of the parents that I have met are participative.
When parents failed to go to school for some personal reasons, I texted them and even lend them a call even though it means a penny on my part. Sometimes, I request someone, maybe one of my colleagues or one of my students to give a letter to the respective parents. If the above mentioned was failed, I personally visit the parents or the “home visit.” I do visit homes especially on the cases of student who is not attending his/ her classes. In short, I render every possible way just to reach out the parents.
However , not all parents are eager to save the studies of their child. I even encounter parent who is justifying the ill conduct of their kids as if I am the one who is making a false story about their child. And when I met such, I feel pity towards my student.
It is said that the basic foundation of a child whether it’s all about studying roots from his/ her family. The family should the first one to reinforce the study habit and thinking skill of the students. They are the first one who will hone the proper attitude of the child towards studying. Which means that the parent’s attitude towards their child’s learning reflects on their child’s performances at school. and I can’t blame the students nor the parents for some other reasons.
But all I can do is to help them save their education to the best I can, yet I can’t do this alone. I need to utmost participation of the student and parents as well as the term conveys shared- parenting.
By: Lorena A. Manuel | Teacher I | BONIFACIO CAMACHO NATL HS | Abucay, Bataan
