Sharon White

Secondary School: Parents Need Assistance

Education system of many European countries is divided into primary and secondary schools.

Such division seems to be successful and flexible approach to diverse education programmes needed for teaching children of different ages. Thus, teaching in primary school significantly differs from teaching in secondary school, and this may cause numerous problems for children transiting from primary to secondary school and their parents as well.

First, this problem has social aspect as children taught are from various social classes and, therefore backgrounds. Many children are grown up in low-class families where education system cannot simply understood because their parents could hardly graduate from schools themselves. They do not have basic knowledge of school education system, curriculum and teaching process. Some parents have even difficulties to explain their children the importance of education and good study. Thus, children often suffer from bad schooling due to their parents’ lack of knowledge. Teaching parents regarding education system and curriculum would be a great deal then.

Next, parents cannot often give their children a good advice regarding school choice and admissions due to lack of time as they are very busy with their jobs and daily problems.

These two important reasons have resulted in a large percentage of bad pupils who are experiencing poor study and dissatisfaction with school experience as a whole. Here the largest target group of parents needed to be educated, assisted and consulted would be low-income families with lack of educational background and families with disadvantaged children. They cannot prepare their children for secondary school transition and assist them with admissions. Such situations are very common and here government, independent consultants and school teachers should come.

Teaching parents may include various programs from inviting parents to visit nearest schools, introducing secondary school curriculum, giving advice on admissions and even teaching parents admission requirements and regulations. Here both governmental and non-governmental organisations should be involved to develop public meetings and home meetings for those parents who are short of time and usually arrive at their homes in the late evenings. Independent consultants should visit such parents at weekends and involve them in their children study process.

Parents should know what secondary school is, what their children will study, how secondary school differs from primary one and how to assist their children with their secondary school admissions.

Funding parents secondary school education programs should be provided by both government and independent non-government organizations which are aimed to assist children with their successful study. Funds providing aid for families with disadvantaged children should also be involved because children with physical and mental disadvantages form the main target group which experiences schooling problems.

Going to the right school and getting good education should not be a privilege but an equal opportunity for all children. Choosing the right school and being successful at school are the main purposes of children’s education, and parents can play a significant role in children’s education success.

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