Educational change starts with parents
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Editor,
The movie “Reinventing Superman,” was very good. Really gets ya thinking. One of my favorite lines was, “Our teachers need to believe it’s a privilege to teach children everyday, not a right!”
I also believe we can’t depend on the school to teach our kids everything. Every child needs an adult in his life who believes education is important. Parents have to be involved if they want their child to succeed in school. Pressure from parents and administrators needs to be put on improving the skills, abilities and knowledge of the teacher and making sure there is change, or they leave.
But just because your child is in junior high or high school, and they seem like they don’t need you, they do, more than ever. Even if you can’t do the math, you can still be supportive and find help for them. Parents need a way to believe and be shown the many options that are available for their child. With the vast number of uneducated parents, we need a way to reach them and to help make it a goal for them to see their child through college or other training options that lead to good paying jobs. When you are unemployed or making minimum wage, it seems hopeless.
The bottom line is that only when we get the parents involved will really see change. Very rarely do you see a child succeed in school without an adult behind them being supportive. Yes, schools need to change, but the parents are the ones who can make it happen.
In the end, I was very thankful for where we live. I believe Polson has many wonderful teachers, support staff, administrators and parents. Would I give our school system an “A”? No. I have seen children slip through the so-called “cracks,” and many succeed. I would really like to see more community involvement. I was a little disappointed not more of the community was there to see this movie; for all of the complaining about our education system, people need to realize it is not going to fix itself.
Liz Grant
Polson
