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This 11-page paper focuses on the importanc of parental involvement in schools in the state of Texas. The discussion centers around topics including the benefits of parental involvement, why so many parents are not being as involved as they could be, and how some schools have tried to change this trend. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Please Introduction Mention "parental involvement programs" and what might come to mind are extra-curricular activities like
booster clubs, bake sales, field trips and so on. It also used to be that such "parental involvement" was mainly the prevue of the mother, who, because she stayed home
to raise the children, was in a unique position to be able to attend such programs and participate in them. Our society,
however, has changed. More and more moms are in the workforce and simply dont have the time or energy to participate in programs. Dads, as well, may not have the
energy to become involved in their kids academic pursuit. Because of this, participation in parent involvement programs has tended to fall off.
This is especially true in the state of Texas, where "parents" come in all shapes, sizes, ages and cultural differences. On the one hand, the parent might be the upper-middle
class lawyer living in a large house in the rather wealthy Dallas suburb of Highland Park. On the other hand, the parent might be a poor migrant worker passing through
the poverty-stricken town of San Benito. Because of the diversity of Texas parents, trying to target this group to become more
involved is difficult. Yet because of the problems beset by Texas schools in terms of funding (actually, schools nationwide face the same problems), parental involvement in all facets of a
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