Worksheet3: Identifying the causes of the problem

Date: 10/22/04 Group Members: St. Joseph of the Holy Family

Angela Goode, Chyrise Raysor, Liz Baez, Rebecca Labbe. Joy Stewart, Jonell Jackson, TiffanyPerry, Jerome Pannell, Dawn Martin, Samone Jackson, Dujaun Lopez

Your problem (phrase):

Lack of parental involvement in a child’s educational success.

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

Language barrier- Spanish/Chinese household only.

Lack of communication within the family household.

Due to the fact the parents pay tuition, they feel all should be done for them.

Disregard for teacher’s professional advise ex: tutoring, counseling evaluations,

Parent limited schooling, time and resources. Ex: lack of dictionaries at home, encyclopedias,

Computers, there is no time to sit and work with their child after a day at work.

Living between households. Ex: separated parents, grandparents playing the roles of mom and dad.

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