I remember growing up my parents stressed the importance of education. They made sure that me and my sister knew that if we did good in school than the rewards would be endless. They also stressed that if we did bad in school than there would be no rewards.
My sister was the straight A student. Me, on the other hand, I would get Bs, Cs, Ds and sometimes even Fs. For some reason, I had my own agenda. I had a problem with talking to my peers more than I should have and not completing my homework. I guess you could say I was more of the rebellious one. Not sure why?
Becoming a parent makes you think about education completely different if you didn’t. It gives you more of a understanding coming from the teachers end and the parent (you). As a parent, you see first hand what your child is learning and how they are taking in all the information they are being taught. On the teachers end you are seeing how he/she deals with the children and her tools to teach them while they are in he/she presence.
Some parents fail their children because they don’t take the time out to help them with homework or reading. They leave it up to the child to get it all done. I understand some parents work full-time to provide for their family but I believe that you should make an effort to show your child that you care about their education. As for me, I buy numerous handbooks, writing pads, flash cards and dry erase boards to work with my children on. Education is not meant to be boring it can definitely be fun if you want it to be. We are in a time now where technology is taking over. Which is why I started utilizing a learning tool that is challenging both of my children.
My daughter will start kindergarten towards the end of summer and I want her more than ready on the first day. My son will be two in the summer and as of right now he is talking more and learning everything from his sister. Little ones that have older siblings they mimic and do everything they see. I stress the importance of setting an example for her brother and be sure she not showing him bad habits. Learning is one habit that they do together and I plan to keep it that way.
Mommies comment below with learning routines that you currently use at home for your little ones.
