Decisions made within schools affect all the people connected with them and therefore decision making should not be the sole responsibility of the administration. It would be beneficial, therefore, if both students and parents were involved in school activities. The formation of a student governing body would teach students how to make decisions and learn responsibility rather than depending on others to decide for them. Through such a body, the students could decide on, plan and coordinate their own activities such as dances and parties. This responsibility teaches them leadership skills and allows them a degree of independence.
Parent involvement is also an important aspect of education.
It gives parents a chance to become involved in their children s education and have an idea of what their school life consists of. A parent-teacher association allows parents to decide on matters affecting the welfare of their children, and to air their views on moral issues such as whether birth control should be available to students, or whether students should be exposed to religious influence. Schools are one of the few places where large groups of teenagers come together to learn, and with all the dangers that students face such as substance abuse and AIDS, and this fact should be taken advantage of and used as an opportunity to educate them about these dangers for the good of themselves, their families and society at large. In this day and age, computer knowledge is an essential part of high school education. It is therefore important for students to be familiar with computers in order for them to be economically viable.