Hugh McKeown mentions that parental involvement is limited to mostly White, English speaking, Christian parents and I would have to agree. ... I can still remember the school systems that I attended announcing "parent - teacher conferences". ... Parent involvement with the school can be beneficial along a number of lines. ... If we are to get understand our students better and are to provide an atmosphere to parents where they feel that they are a part of, we have to get away from society's norm, which is the White, English speaking Christian parents. ... By accomplishing this, the ...

• Word Count: 767
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

According to December 1992 Current Thoughts & Trends (a monthly print magazine that provide reliable information on what's happening in the Christian and secular worlds), 94% of clergy families felt under pressure to have the "ideal" family (Pastor 2). ... For many P.K's, it is hard to make friends at school without them criticizing or making fun of them because of who their parents are (Robinson 2). ... As a teenager, his parents saw a growing rebellious side of Franklin and sent him to a Christian boarding school to help discipline him. ... If I got in trouble in school or got ...

• Word Count: 1813
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate