Countless studies have found that kids perform better in school when their parents are involved with their schoolwork. Compared to students whose parents are uninvolved, kids with involved parents get better grades and are thought more highly of by teachers. These effects remain in the future, even if parents become less involved as the child ages. Parent involvement in school-based activities seems to have the greatest effect on kids' grades, but home-based parent involvement also plays at least some role. Kids whose parents are involved with their schoolwork attend school more regularly than kids whose parents are uninvolved. This probably occurs for a number of reasons. For one, parents who are involved typically value school highly and encourage consistent attendance. Secondly, kids who get help from parents tend to feel more academically competent, so they are less likely to want to avoid going to school. Finally, parent involvement improves kids' attitudes about school, making school attendance more desirable. Behavior issues often begin to appear during the tween years, especially as kids' cognitive development leads them toward risk-taking. Thankfully, parental attention can help to head off many of these behavior issues. For instance, children with involved parents have lower rates of substance use and delinquent acts compared to kids whose parents are uninvolved. In addition, kids behave better and less aggressively in the classroom when their parents are involved with their education.
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Parents engagement in learners' education is very vital as this improves learners' performance as concerned parents see their children not fostering or performing in their academics. Parents involvement enhance academic achievement indirectly by promoting children's motivation and persistence in challenging educational tasks. Parent involvement bridges two key contexts in children's early development, namely the home and school settings. The importance of parent teacher meeting lies in the fact that it helps to build a bridge between the two important facets of a student’s life. The cognition of a child when they first start school is measured by how fast they are able to replicate words and sentences shown to them in writing or hearing.
Call offline/keep teachers contacts
The best tip for school success is to make sure that parents
and teachers are working together as allies. Sometimes, though, it can seem as
though there’s a chalk line drawn down the middle of your child’s life, The
information on both sides can be combined to create a fuller understanding of
your child. This is not only of benefit to them but also to you and their
teachers. Try these tips for creating a great relationship with your child's
teacher. Building partnerships between parents and teachers can rely on
teachers listening to parents and parents taking the time to understand where
teachers are coming from. Sometimes parents and teachers both are guilty of dismissing
the other’s viewpoint. As a parent, the more dismissed you feel, the less likely
you are to participate in your child’s education. As a teacher, the less you
feel like you’re being heard, the more likely you are to stop communicating
with a parent. Things that may seem confrontational, like an outline of what
kind of homework help a teacher wants from a parent or a parent outlining what
the school needs to do to accommodate a child’s peanut allergy, aren’t always
as demanding as they appear. The end goal is the same for both the parent and
the school: helping kids be responsible, safe, and successful.
Find a homework friendly area
Ensure that the child’s working area is neat and clean, child’s
stationary should be placed in and orderly form such that when learner needs a
pencil or eraser, it is easy for them to access it without having to look for
it. A well-organized working area boosts leaners productivity by helping them
think clearly and focus well on their work.
2. Minimize distractions
There should be no television, no music sounds or a distracting sibling
in the presence of your child that is trying to do their homework. Try to find
a quiet place where your child can focus. Do not give your child any extra
house work during their homework time, for example washing dishes, sweeping or
sending them around.
3. Set up a regular homework time
Take two hours a day where your child strictly has to do homework
activities only. Setting up a routine timetable for your child can help prepare
them mentally and physically for their work.
4. Motivate your child
Sometimes children get faced with challenging homework tasks and tend to
want to give up. Assist the child and motivate them not to give up. Reward the
child when they perform well in their school tasks, this motivates them to keep
getting good grades.
5. Praise your child’s work and efforts
Give your child instant feedback and tell them that it is fine to make
mistakes. Praise your child for their efforts and emphasize what they have done
well.
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Advantages
learners develop time management
Learners are always most likely to have better time management when they plan out their study schedule, this is a very useful skill which they will use as they go through their whole educational lifespan. Having set time scheduled for homework ensures that the learners work is completed.
Students engage with their studies
Being at school the whole day in class is not necessarily enough for learners to engage with their work, doing their homework allows for reinforcement and understand deeper. This also allows for parents to engage with what their children are being taught at school.
Teachers keeps track of learner's progress
When teachers give out tasks to be done as homework, they are able to see weather learners understood what was being taught in class and they are able to pick out the child's weakness and strengths
Disadventages
The most argument against homework is that it eats up valuable time kids should have with their family members, while others argues that homework is rarely valuable.
Plays
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The teacher tasks learners to play out
topics. Acting out the topics gives the learners opportunity to study the notes
while having fun. Both the teacher and learners play out the homework instead
of the teacher just in front explaining the whole time.
the teacher plays videos or film explaining about the homework to the learners. Doing it the visual type of learning.
The learners can keep/store the recording for future us. Recording is better for the reason that learners can always listen to it anytime.
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The teacher presents the lesson with images. Explaining to the learners using
images related to the topic, for the learners to have an idea what’s being
explained.
Try to understand the homework
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Before attempting to do homework, it is very important to understand all the homework questions, understanding a question is important if one wants to answer to the best of one’s ability, first off. Also, the questions one asks can be very telling in ways not having anything to do with the question itself nor its answer. You can gain significant insight into understanding homework questions before you start doing them, in case the learner does not understand they can seek for assistance from guardian or anyone around.
Start right away
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It is important that the learner needs to have a set starting time for their homework, this helps with not forgetting to complete homework and procrastinating. It is important to start right away when learners have homework as it helps to condition the mind of the learner to make time for their schoolwork and for them to become serious
Take breaks
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Taking breaks during homework is really vital, several studies suggest that the brain has a limited capacity to register information over a long period of time and when one don’t take a break it causes work overload. During the process of relaxation your mind refreshes and is ready to store more information and functions at its optimum level, hence to improve concentration it is important to take a break. With a refreshed mind you become more focused and are most likely to study well and remember the matter discussed.
Avoid areas where you can sleep
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Studying on bed reduces productivity and loss of concentration as learner would be sleepy and too comfortable. Learner feels tired in no time and can’t better assemble and organize their materials. Working on bed reduces focus and most learners tend to associate their bed with comfort zone and sleep. Doing homework on bed can lead to a division of the brain to become lazier and possibly fall asleep.
Computers and internet
Note taking tools
This are the type of tools that learners can use to
remember, take little notes for remembering. This type of tools includes summary
books, notepads. Summary books can also be used to find more information on
what the learners are working on.
WhatsApp group/ Zoom
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In conclusion, Cooper found that students who completed homework had better report cards and test results than those who didn't (1989 cited by Epstein & Van Voorhis 2001). Homework helps with making students accountable and taking ownership of their learning. Children need to understand the value of hard work and to form the obligation and self-regulation to commit to their projects and see them through. Homework can help students form a hardy work ethic that they will take with them to college and beyond, from kindergarten to senior year, kids and teens struggle to manage time and prioritize their to-do list. For young children, parents tend to these assignments to guide kids to develop this important skill. The goal for high school students means eventually learning how to manage multiple tasks to fit it in their schedule, and plan which will take longer or shorter depending on their skill level, strengths, or weaknesses
Homework is form of formative assessment given to learners as a task or activity to do at home in the absence of teachers, this can also ...
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