Your role in your kid's education

Mother is the first teacher of any child. And as far as my kids are concerned, I teach them, whenever we both play and are together. I have found out that my daughter is good in breaking codes and clues, I wish and hope to see her as an person who becomes a code breaker.

I wholeheartedly agree with you. Although, I would have to say that parents are more important than a good school teacher. (Good parents that is of course!) We are there during there first years before they begin school. They learn so much from us and, while I am sure they develop at school and beyond, parents are the first and biggest influence in a child's life. This is why I make the effort to be with my children as often as I can. I work from home and choose my own hours so that I can do my best to educate my children to be good people. I believe I am very fortunate that I can teach my children many other skills but the important thing for anyone is to make sure there children are good people. You don't have to have a University degree to teach manners.

I believe that if a parent puts an importance on education then the child will too. Most children really want to please their parents. My child's school sends home reading logs and math logs that have to be filled out by the parent. One child has to read 60 minutes a week. The other has to read 100 minutes a week. I have to do 10 min a day of multiplication with my youngest one. If I fake it and lie just so that I don't have to participate in their education - they will know and think that its not important.