Schools in this country want parents to get involved with the education of their children, but I'm not really sure what to do. School activities are often during the day when I'm working, and at night I need to stay home to take care of the kids. Many Latino parents feel just like Lorena. They have many questions. These are hard questions, but they are important questions.
Children are more successful when their families are involved in their education.
One of your roles as a parent is to make sure that your child receives the best education possible. By schools we refer to childcare, preschool, Head Start, and kindergarten. If you grew up in Latin America, the schools might have been very different. Maybe parents expected schools to do all the teaching. In the United States, families and schools are supposed to be a team.