I recently had an in depth conversation with a couple of parents who differed in opinion on the method of their children's education. One believes it is a parents duty to carry out the support of education throughout their children’s lives and the other believes that once education is instilled at an early age, by high school the child should already be educationally independent.
Let’s call them Parent A and Parent B.
Parent B, who believes in early instillation, stated that in the days we’re living, who has time to always sit with a child, monitor them to make sure homework is done.
A child should already know that homework needs to be done and done correctly.
Parent B was firm with the idea that a parent shouldn’t have to go past grade six with monitoring a child’s homework.
Parent A disagreed with this philosophy in the sense that all children are not the same.
Some children can be focused and understand what needs to be done.
Others may not be disciplined enough to know what he or she has to do.
I am assuming that this may have to do with a level of a child’s maturity as well.
Perhaps ones views may have to do with upbringing and past personal experiences.
At some point in the discussion, the factor of being a single parent versus a dual parent household came into play.
Parent A believes that as a single parent she has to spend time with her children reading and doing homework to make sure that it gets done.
Parent B still stood on grounds that by high school, a parent shouldn’t have to do this.
For the record both Parent A and Parent B are college graduates.
There are many elements to which children are capable of being independent.
Experiences and upbringing are definitely factors in which children now are learning.
Are we too busy to make time for our children?
Should we assume that our children can independently excel at young ages or as parents, it is our responsibility to nurture and tend to our children’s success in both academics and life?
Does the value of education within us affect the future of our children’s education?
Does culture have anything to do with education?
