Strategic Community Impacts K-12
Parent’s Aspiration’s for their children
- Education/graduation (but not always)
- Jobs- survival, providing for needs,
- Interpreters for adults in the family members; taking on adult roles for the family
- Transfer back lessons learned
Do schools, community orgs support parent’s dreams and aspirations for their children?
- Yes, by preparing them for the digital world
- They reinforce things parents want their children to know through focused; direction, motivation, inspiration and training
- Reach parents first, then child comes
- They provide connections to colleges, IT info, extended education and training opportunities
- Support between schools to expand opportunities for mentoring, tutoring and internships
What are parent’s perceptions of digital resources?
- It’s a literacy development tool
- It’s a source for closing the information gap
- Allows for participation in larger society
- It supports formal education and is a tool for enhancing learning through the many educational websites
- Good to teach while their young
Challenges parents face w/educating their children
- Lack of quality time with students
- Lack of resources (books), computers , etc.
- Money
- Usable knowledge of relevant subject matter
What are the relationships between the parents, school and community? Where do they interact or intersect?
- Some parents are active, but not enough
- Some parents expect schools to teach their children, not only academics , but character skills as well .
- Parents feel that their only responsibility is to ensure that child goes to school and graduates.
What are the parent’s perceptions of the child’s teacher or school?
- Many feel that teachers could do a better job and that schools need more resources
What are the parents’ obstacles to obtaining home broadband access?
- Money
- Access, primarily in rural communities and smaller communities
II. Solutions
- Re-educate parents on the value of education. (engage them 1st)
- Utilize available resources; libraries, community tech centers, CYC
III. Plan of action
Response to A.- Create programming around children teaching parent something that they have learned in technology
Response to B.- Outreach; Distribute info via online media
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