Worksheet3: Identifying the causes of the problem

Date:10-13-06 Group Members: Ms. Clyne, Ms. Mendez, Ms. Fabian, Ms. Gonzalez

Parental Involvement

Your problem (phrase):

Lack of parental involvement to support academics and behavior.

Briefly list several broad underlying factors that contribute to the problem that you have identified:

1- Economic distress 2-Family Problems associated with poverty and immigration-3-Loss of extended family to provide support. 4- Single parents families often headed by very young parents or very old grandparents.

2- Lack of positive role models, especially male. 6-Parents inability due to their own lower educational levels 7-Parental confusion about the new curriculum.

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