If your school doesn't have high standards, join with teachers, principals, and other parents to set these standards. Keep in touch with the school Parents cannot afford to wait for schools to tell them how children are doing. Families who stay informed about their children's progress at school have higher-achieving children. To keep informed, parents can visit the school or talk with teachers on the telephone. Get to know the names of your children's teachers, principals, and counselors.
Parents can also work with schools to develop new ways to get more involved.
Families can establish a homework hotline, volunteer on school planning and decision-making committees, help create family resource centers, serve as mentors, and even help patrol school grounds. Use community resource Activities sponsored by community and religious organizations provide opportunities for children and other family members to engage in positive social and learning experiences. Families can reinforce their children's learning by going to libraries, museums, free concerts, and cultural fairs together. When parents and families get personally involved in education, their children do better in school and grow up to be more successful in life. Yet parental involvement is one of the most overlooked aspects of American education today.