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Jeane de Fatima, Rio de Janeiro - Brasil 

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Jeane de Fatima, Rio de Janeiro - Brasil 

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I create activities that arouse curiosity.
I encourage parents to post the photos and always present their participation and highlighting their potential.

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In Spain, majority oj parents are interested in STEM

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In general, the parents of my students are heavily involved in the academic future of their children. They ask for a lot of school orientation. They want their children to study STEM careers, but they respect the opinion of their children.

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I have met all kinds of parents. Some of them are very supportive but others think that STEM is only for scientists and their child is not becoming a scientist. Parents influence their children most of all. I will keep in mind that teachers should explain things first to the parents and then to the children.

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parents of my students are they encouraging their children toward STEM careers

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I'm chemistry teacher my students on the first lesson in this year say me that chemistry is very difficult, I say why?? and they say me because ouer parents don't like chemisty. I have a very difficult conversation on parents's my students.

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Lots of times parents think that if their children´s marks aren´t good, they don´t have any chance in the STEM career, and sometimes I try to convince them that they have a lot of STEM skills  because I can see them working in the workshop.
There are many ways to develop this skills.

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Some parents encourage or require their children to study certain careers according to their personal expectancies; regardless of the students´ interests, motivations and skills.
For some families, one priority is to choice a career that give rise to highly paid jobs, leaving aside some STEM careers. It is also common for some parents to encourage their children to do careers that they couldn´t do in the past.
However, there are parents who guide career counselling efectly, showing their children all alternativatives, and analyzing careers that best fit their personal skills and interests.

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In Italy, studying is not a priority goal. The kids hope to become footballers and the girls become showgirls and most parents support them in these dreams. In one of my primary school classes, consisting of 22 children, only parents of 5 students think and hope their children will go to college ... So it's very difficult to convince their parents to do something about it. I can confirm that my passion for STEMs is generally born in the family. At 11, I helped my father in his laboratory for assembling electronic components. At first for car radio, then for computers and finally for televisions, but when I asked to study in a scientific faculty in Rome, my father prevented me because a girl could not go to a town to live alone, so I had to attend the only University faculty in my city.

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Some parents of my students are encouraging their children toward Stem careers to get in a eay way a good job in the future. The need of stem is known everywhere although there are still old ideas that stem are good for boys and not for girls but together school and societ y should work to overcome this stereotype and to encourage young students to study Stem develop ing curios ity interests, involving parents too in stem activities.

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I will organise a parents meeting in order to make them aware that parental encouragement is a decisive factor for a student to pursue higher education and choose major in a STEM field. I will start the meeting telling them an experiment carried out years ago. A group of people came to a school telling the teachers that they can test their students in order to tell them which students will fail and which ones will succed. Despite this is imposible, they make them belive this and carried some tests. They save the reasults to see them at the end but they told the teachers that a group of random students did great in the test so those will be the one who will suceed, while another random group was going to fail in their live. Of course, they told them this as the results of the test. But between the group of the best students there were some of them who really struggle. The teachers believe this and unconsciously, they encourage the "outstanding" pupil and "ignore" the "failers. As a result of the experiment they could see that the expectations that any adult has on a kid are so important as it will determine his or her suceed, no matter which C.I. that pupil has.
With this I want to make them aware that is soo important their actitude.

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In Turkey, taking STEM major in University is what the parents want. Because in STEM related positions are huge demand and they are prestigious in society. That is why most of the parents encourage their kids to take one of these subjects. Yet, the education level of parents has big impact on the parents' approach and mentoring. Yet, the problem is the sterotypes for girls taking engineering as major.

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Jose Molto, SpainUsually, most of parents are willing to encourage their children to study STEM careers - it doen´t matter  if the student is male or female- One reason for that is because STEM careers are generally related to well paided jobs and respected job careers. But, for those parents who are not convinced to let children to study STEM careers, schools could prepare kind of "open days in STEM fields" to parents for giving them better knowlege about what kind of professions kids have ahead of them if they choose one of this options. 

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Jose Molto, SpainUsually, most of parents are willing to encourage their children to study STEM careers - it doen´t matter  if the student is male or female- One reason for that is because STEM careers are generally related to well paided jobs and respected job careers. But, for those parents who are not convinced to let children to study STEM careers, schools could prepare kind of "open days in STEM fields" to parents for giving them better knowlege about what kind of professions kids have ahead of them if they choose one of this options. 

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Parents are encouraging their children to choose a path that gives them more time to explore the possibilities for jobs. Often the advice them to take the same path as themselves but that is not always so wise.

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I have perceived a great different in parent’s career counselling to their children depending on the parents themselves’ level and kind of studies.

Usually, parents who have university education tend to orient their children to the same kind of studies, but this doesn’t imply an STEM direction. In fact, I have found several cases of parents (male) formed as engineers, who advise their daughter (I can’t know if they would be the same with a son…), against these kinds of studies.

I have found some parents who are not confident at all in their children’s possibilities. As they associate STEM to difficult subjects, they tend to guide children towards a “more easy and less effort demanding profession”.

On the contrary, there are cases where they try to force pupils to study STEM careers, in the thought that these have a better future.

It is very difficult to describe a general tendency. I use to guide both, pupils and parents, to look in their mind what would they like to do in their lives. I always find a STEM related job for them!

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Most of my students will seek parents' career. Parents avoid considering real attitudes of children.
In many cases female studens dislike STEM

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Unfortunately I will not be able to talk about STEM careers with my parents, because I am currently teaching at a hotel school

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I think that the most of my students' families don't know enough about STEM careers and should be informed about them.

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In my opinion in Italy we have still many gender stereotypes in STEM career, and so parents tend to encourage boys, not girls. From now on, in the talks with parents we need to stress more accessibility of STEM career by girls.

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A good part of parents are aware that STEM careers could be the future of their children, but I'm convinced it is important for them to find the right information on how to support their children. I do my best to communicate with them and inform them.

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My students are legally of age so I don´t have contact with parents.

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I think that most people think that Stem careers are male careers. In my class one of the biggest thing I have to do is to fight against the idea that girls are not good in maths. I think the problem is that we give dolls to girls and lego to boys. The day that girls will receive lego as birthday present things will change.

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Yes, I think most parents wish their children to study STEM careers, because they are awareness they are going to give them more opportunities in the labour market

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Some parents are interested in STEM careers, over all if their children are boys, but if their children are girlssome of them prefer other qualities.

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Parente encourage STEM careers for boys.

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In my opinion, I think no, expecially with girls; it's different if parents work in STEM.
I could organize meeting with parents at school so they could explain their jobs and what they had to study.

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Stem careers (engineering, physics) are considered especially for boys. Girls are more oriented towards medicine, biology, and science.

Unfortunately, very often, girls instead of practicing the profession end up becoming teachers.

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Many parents are interested in STEM careers and they try to encourage their children to have this kind of careers.

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In spite of  of the economical crisis, most of the parents like the STEM careers for their childrens, because they think it would be easy to find a job in the future and also it would be very well paid  and with a good social status.

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I think most parents are insterested in STEM careers but also they believe it's complicated and sometines not reachable to their children.

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Some parents are interested in STEM careers but mostly if they have boys or themselves are in STEM. They encourage IT and engineering careers (because of the money) but math and science not so much (because of the lack of money and because they don’t see good job opportunities). Educate parents about new jobs, jobs of the future so they can become better alliance in career guidance.

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Some parents are interested in Stem carreers, but mostly if they are boys.... and if they are girs..... they empazise another qualities..

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I have had a few parents ask about STEM careers. It has always been positive The advice I have given has typically been about routes through education

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I work in a small village in a rural area.
Many parents are interested in having their children follow a STEM career : doctor, pharmacists, nurse maybe some engineering.

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The parents of the girls are rather sceptical about STEM carriers their daughters. Sometimes I have to convince the parents stop blocking their girls from STEM studies.

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- Parents say they want thir sons and daughters to be happy, but actually they want them to be succesfull. Never mind if they want STEM careers or others. It is difficult to them let them to discover what they really like. Parents usually want to lead thir sons pathways, and I think they should somply be aware what their son want to do, and support them. As a teache in conservatory, I insist in the fact thay boys and girls equally can play every different instrument, never mind the size or the amaunt of air you have to blow. They consider some instruments as masculines and others, femenines.
In the same way, I suspect that STEM careers are stereotyped as masculines, and girls are not banned, but not encouraged to do them.

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It’s widely known that education its a hard work not only for the teachers but also for the parents for this reason we need to be able to join us as much as we can, I mean it’s worth highlighting the implication as well as the motivation for both parts. Sometimes the parents attitude is null or very low due to lack of knowledge, so teachers should involve more families by making them more involved in the education of their children by proposing activities that they do together as well as giving them talks to guide them.

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I agree that parents are important link between students and STEM careers. But in most of the cases parents should be educated about this so they can transfer the knowledge to their children. I think that the first step in education of the parents about the STEM careers and different ways to raise children interests in this field.

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My school is located in middle-class residential area where a lot of professionals live. Therefore, parents usually encourage their children towards STEM careers, though girls are more addressed towards health care careers. From now on, I will work hard to balance focus in STEM for both girls and boys. Furthermore, I will also make sure to advise parents to encourage their kids to experiment from early age as freely as possible and play STEM games as a family routine.

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The one thing parents are worried about STEM careers is the difficulty of the subjects and if their children will be able to succeed. What I usually try to bring to the table is the fact that hard work makes everything easier.

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The idea that parents generally have is that math is important but also difficult. I try to make them understand that anyway math is really for everyone!

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There are parents that guide their children for his gender, the teacher must change these ideas in them. Unfortunatly parents are insuffiently time with their children, for that they can't play or talk with them that it is required.

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I find myself in a rural environment, where parents know only the technology associated with agriculture and livestock, and only promote in their children the learning of it. And they are quite stubborn in that they teach their children another type of technology or different science.
But from now on, I will try to follow the robotics line, to see if the change is possible.

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Usually parents have a big influence on their kids' decisions. Most of them have a first approach for their children to do. Anyway, we, as teachers may try to encorage parents to look STEM careers as a good path for their kids.
From now on I will give some tips to parents that I have learnt in this module.

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Usually many children follow the profession of their parents

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In the families of 15-year-olds, they usually think that the sciences have more future than the letters, but they try to impose this criterion without much explanation, which often provokes the opposite effect.
There is also a problem that STEM-related subjects are more difficult and has become a scourge in school.

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Most parents think that their children have to choose themselves and the general idea is that a STEM career is more difficult...

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In my opinion parents too often encourage their children to follow their track. In addiction, they usually don't know enough about STEM carreers so they are scared about them.

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It´s so difficult to understand to the parents some times. There are more types of different kind of parent than students and in a lot fo cases they want different things for ther childen than the students. In a lot of cases they prefer that the student finish their studies that offer them better oportunities for the future.

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I think most parents encourage they children towards STEM careers, but they also think they are more difficult than other type of careers. I have also to say that parents with lower level of studies tend to think that engineer careers are more suitable for male students and health careers such nurses are more suitable for female students.

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Yes, it seems to me that a lot of parents are encouraging their children toward STEM careers with a positive attitute. In some cases financial constraints in a household can be an impediment for parents to expose their children to science opportunities, as well as in following their children with the appropriate helps at home for homeworks for example. In this cases, I think that school should do more for them, in orde to give them the same opportunities.

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If the parents enroll themselves in STEM career the kids will be fine because they are interested in science experiments and the kids need parental help.

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Parents wants what is best for their children.   To get them interested (and to support) in STEM is to let them aware the fact that STEM career earn more money.     The article with the title "Fact:
Eight of the ten highest-paying jobs in Canada are STEM-related" helps.

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I work in Primary education and parents only think in this level, they dont think in the future.
We try to advise them about the importance of STEM studies and the use of Technologies but I think they take this into account in high School.
For the future I will try to give more information about STEM to parents and students.

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As I teach in an island region I believe that the universe of parents who understand the concept STEM careers is very small. My opinion is it is in families where children were strongly encouraged to go to college.

The parents needs to know that based on the statistical analysis it appears that those who have graduated from STEM degrees have higher chances of employment that those who have gotten their higher education degree in other fields. Because on the basis of statistical data and general opinion on STEM degrees in Portugal, one concludes that STEM courses are mentioned in a positive way in relation to the labour market since they have long been put in relation to a good employment outlook and a high salary.

Everyone knows that numbers are better transmitted more often than words. We must make them reach the parents.

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In my opinion, there are enormous differences related with the social-ecomomic level of the families.
Some years ago, it was usual that some students leave their studies because they earn more money in the construction section than studying whatever grade. Nowadays, it seems that Spain is leaving the crisis and many families are concerned about future studies of their children. I think that some of the parents think about the money that their sons or daughters will earn depending on the grade that they study.
I always encourage parents to have confidence in their children ability instead of the economical results of future studies.

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It's better in some cases keeps parents so far away of our job, specially in cities or conflictives neighbourhood, because they are not concerned enoug about  the future of their daughters or sons. They are worried about marks and always blame to you if the teeneagers dont pass your matter.
There is also exceptions, and many families are worried an concerned abot future studies of their sons and daugters, and they (the parents) trust on you in order to encouragin the teenager to STEM careers.

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I teaches  maths and I usually have discussions with the parents. I ask them to help me to encouraging their children to study maths because Mathematics is a primary gateway to a STEMM career.

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In the very few past years I've been working in a school where unfortunately the students and their families are quite difficult to encourage, due to the fact that they do not participate or show any interest on what their children do, so managing this is very difficult. I hope, that in the future, in another school, parents will show a positive attitude towards STEM careers and they may even actively participate sharing their experiences with the students.

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In my city, most of the parents bring their prejudices towards the economical advantages of STEM careers. They are not likely to consider the needs and interests of their children. In my school, I am trying to convince my students' parents of the fact that what is important to be taken into consideration is the aptitude and attitudes of the students but not the economical advantages of careers.

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Regarding point 4, I think it is important to advise parents about the immense variety of resources that exist on the internet for students to learn, experiment and have fun. Since our students spend hours with their mobiles and tablets, parents should be encouraged to allow them to use them but to guide them to achieve a more rational use.
In addition to this, I find it important point 2, let the children experience at home, if you think about the mess they can do.
Finally, parents need to be encouraged to provide their children with educational toys and lots of reading

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From my experience, I see enormous differences according to the social context (big city, small town ..., economic situation of the family ...).
In small towns, parents often want their children to continue with family business and don't encourage them to pursue higher education.
In larger cities they do encourage them, sometimes even pressure them because they think STEM careers will make easier to find a good job, even though the son or daughter don't always show vocation or aptitude for them or, simply, they are passionate about other areas of knowledge.
I suppose that to arrange some 'face to face' interviews with their parents would be useful.

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Most parents are worried about the future, as unemployment has rocketed to 40% and above for young people in Italy. Usually parents are on STEM side but some students feel uncomfortable with maths and choose studies in order to avoid it as much as possible.

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I my opinion, parents have a leading role in the education of their children. Parents must motivate them and promote enough experiences in their lives to grow with an observant, active and critical spirit. I know that the education of children is a difficult task but I think it is good for kids education to have parents, teachers and leaders working in the same direction.
Regarding some ideas in my work with parents  could be:
- Facilitate the involvement of parents in STEM activities with their children, for example, giving them information about science fair in my city.
- Help parents see their children´s experiments and curiosity as a natural scientist- attitude.

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It is true that parents play and important role, almost decisive role in their children degrees. Education is the most valuable invest one can do in his entire life.
However, not all parents are the same, some are interested in the future of their children but other not. Not every family have discussions in their house about the future or how is the children's future going to be...Some parents, and in my little town in Spain, are very ignorant-they do not care about the future- even those with high education do not care.
I think that it is important to make parents aware of the society changes and the importance of investing in education. Parents need to be counselled.

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Parents play an important role in the future of their children however the environment also influences. But if children have more opportunities to work with science
They will be more interested in careers related to science.

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In my experience parents tent to encourage choices toward safety: they are fond of children following in their tracks, not so much of young boys and girls with innovative ideas, I hav to admit both STEM or artistic ones. They tend to suggest careers they are familiar with, I'd like to try to assess their children's inclinations and dreams before giving their opinion, also trying to understand the teacher's advice before stating the right path for their children regardless

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I think parents play a key role for children when choosing a career. I see big differences between parents that are interested in Science or parents that feel indiffirence about it. For explample, parents interested in Science spend time with their children making experiments, reading magazines or going to museums. I think these children have more opportunities to feel interest in STEM careers. As a teacher, I advise parents to offer the children different opportunities to enjoy it.

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MOst of the parents I deal with are very negative about STEM careers, as they think they are too difficult and so they only focus on the difficulties their children will have if they choose to follow that path, which is often quite discouraging for students. On the other hand, some parents involved in STEM career themselves put pressure to their children to follow the same path, even when they are clearly not at all interested in the área.  I think in general parents do not take the time to share thoughts on profesional guidance with their children and many times they are surprised to find out what children are attracted to. From my point of view, parents should get much more involved in the counselling field and be ready to always listen to their children's ideas, opinions and enquiries.

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The majority of parents have not a define position in relation with STEM carriers. When I am tutor of a A levels science group parents are supportive of the decision of their children but they do not push pressure in any concrete option (the only exception is the predilection of some parents for “prestigious degrees” (medicine, telecommunication engineering...).

Previous to A levels (previous to the separation between science and arts) I consider a good idea trying to involve parents in doing experimental work with their children. One thing I did some times is “experimental homework”. I did not with the idea of involving parents but I remembered that lot of times parents were happy to participate. I keep in mind to redesign the activities trying to make that happen

In the A levels I do not have a clear idea about how to deal with this question. This course has discover to me a new range of strategies to handle this topics with my students and I will try to do some similar things  with parents.

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At school we work a lot to guide students in their future choice, considering their inclinations and gifts, but many parents influence their children according to their tastes or to stereotypes (especially with daughters), which is the worse thing they can do. There is the idea that STEM careers are more difficult than others. We teachers try to understand what the students want, which are their abilities and competences, which kind of jobs the future market could offer to them which is the cornerstone of the topic.

I love these words:
"If you think that education is expensive, you'll try the cost of ignorance!"

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Parents play a crucial role in the education of their children, and normally, they have a good attitude to STEM careers. But also, and talking from experience, I have to admit that there are also some parents (fortunately a minority) that are not very implied in encouraging their children.
As father, I would say that a good form of encouraging children to STEM careers is sharing time and plays with our children since the first childhood. Toys like LEGO (R), MECANNO (R), etc. are excellent for this aim. We cannot delegate our responsability as parents in the teachers.

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Parents play a pivotal role in the children's career choices. In our state colleges, we organise a good number of activities and talks for parents but unfortunately their involvement is still quite low

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I like this course because each chapter is related to the previous ones. Thinking of encouraging parents to advise STEM careers on their children, I can not help but recommend using games. So remember that Lego and Maincraft are for girls too!

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Parents often encourage a STEM professional of their children, but often think that a STEM career is too difficult especially if their child is a daughter.

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Through my observations I have noticed that the parents that actively promote STEM careers with their children are the ones that are in STEM themselves.  Unfortunately many parents still have a stereotype outlook on STEM careers and limit your children accordingly.  Another negative influence that parents tend to have on the children choosing STEM is that STEM careers are considered as difficult and so they guide their children towards "easier options".  I would like to be able to talk to parents and try to influence them in the way they view STEM careers since I believe that this would have a great influence on the children's final choice.

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In my experience I must say parents encourage their children but to do what they want them to do or what it is more attractive from a financial point of view. They rarely listen to them, ask them what their interestsreally are or what they want or need. That's what I advise parents to do and I always will. I will also start to suggest exploring the worls together with their children and explaining that STEM is for everyone.

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I think that parents are a strong influence in our students. If they believe that some jobs are not suitable for their child they will not allow to them to try it. I encourage. parents to give freedom to their children and support them in their activities. They can be wrong but if they do not try it they would never know if something is suitable for them. A good idea is that parents should be an active participant in children activities.

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The problem I Have with most ofparents is that they encourage neither STEM nor language.

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Parents cultural background is really important. In my school many parents encourage their children in sport and haven't a good attitude towards STEM. Only a few among them consider STEM as really important and support their children in getting interest in it.

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Parents equally support and do not support STEM careers - depending on the parent's own expertise

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In my secondary school, parents participate in a lot of educated activities. They encourage students using competitions.

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In my country are mostly interested in what are the professional outcomes and if the way is easy enough for their sons. Teachers have an important role in showing them that the 21st Century jobs will be mostly in STEM areas, but if these jobs are not well payed (which is the case in present times, with the exception of medical doctors) then parents will motivate them to search for other careers that can be more profitable with less effort.
I think things are slowly changing and engineering careers are have a growing request by students

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Lora Italy                         I think that  parent’s cultural level or background plays an important role in their children’s future. More they are learned more they are interested to favourite instruction intellectual curiosity, cultural experiences in the routin life  af their children.

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Lora Italy                         I think that  parent’s cultural level or background plays an important role in their children’s future. More they are learned more they are interested to favourite instruction intellectual curiosity, cultural experiences in the routin life  af their children.

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We recently held an open day at our school where prspective students and their parents could visit and see what the school had to offer. We put on various demonstrations of experiments for students and parents to take part in including fingerprinting, how nettles sting you and dissections of hearts and kidneys. I had one set of parents that were more involved than their son and complained that their son wasn't interested in science but they were especially the father. my advice to him was to get involved in activities at home with his son. Hearts and kidneys can be bought from the supermarket and kitchen utensils can be used to explore their structure. Nettles can be plucked from roadsides and gardens for free. Fingerprinting can be done with an inkpad or latent prints can be lifted with some sellotape and some charcoal powder or chalk. The father was really enthusiastic at this advice, it had not occurred to him that his interest in science could influence his son's interest by getting involved together. There are plenty of online or local library resources available

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Not all parents encourage their children to a specific job career. Some do not do it because they do not have the proper preparation, others because they think it is within the freedom of the child to choose independently. In any case, the parents' cultural background plays a fundamental role. Certainly, parents who have made scientific studies in their field are more informed and will tend to encourage their children to follow this path.However, in recent times in Italy is spreading the idea that studying at university does not pay for the efforts made because it becomes increasingly difficult to find a well-paid job in the field where you have studied. This is especially true in the field of scientific research: few are able to become researchers in Italy because the resources are scarce. So parents who know these things encourage their children to play a scientific career abroad.However, I believe that to guide their children to a scientific career is essential to stimulate curiosity from small to children, for example by offering fun games and playful experiments that explain the scientific reason.

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Parents equally support and do not support STEM careers - depending on the parent's own expertise. I think that's the biggest reason for that, find a job in our country

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I teach in a primary school, parents aren't interested in future careers of their children because they feel too soon to discuss that topic.

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STEM subjects are believed to be difficult and some parents think their sons and daughters are not good enough for them. I always tell them that of course, there are people who find it easier, but most of the times the problem is not that they are not good at them, but that they study by memory and they don't understand what they are doing. So, they must help their children to concentrate in learning the process to study STEM subjects, which includes a lot of work of redoing exercises until they understand what has to be done and why. Once they change the way of learning, they become not so difficult and from that moment, their attitude is more positive.

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There is a strong support from society and parents towards stem fields, but the main focus usually the money, Be more aware of the real interests of your child....

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At the moment I do not know nor I have relation with the parents of my students, because in Spain only they relate with the tutor, which is a mistake in my opinion

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In reason of my teaching in a secondary school specializing in classical studies, weekly hours dedicated to scientific areas are limited and they are often regarded as less relevant by parents. So, it’s very important to change this mentality by involving them in perceiving STEM subjects as a passport to a wide range of opportunities and to profitable and interesting jobs.

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I don´t usually speak with parents because my students are , the most of them adults, but as a mother of a preschool child, in my opinion, nowadays, (and at least at this level), most parents are very happy when their children are taugh through projects, in which the students have to research about the subject-matter they are studying.

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In the area where I live, families encourage their children to follow cares related to scientific technical studies: biology, nutrition science for girls and technical, computer science, mechanics for males

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Most parents don't encouraging students in STEM.

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Last year, I had a conversation with a parent; his son had special skills in physic field. They have financial problems, and I wanted to find for him a high school which he can continue his career. I found a school (totally free) and I proposed to the student's parents to send his son there, but they did not send him there. Still I feel sorry for this boy because during the primary school, hi could made generator with water, he was interested in physic fields (Electrical circuit). Also, he was interested for technology, He could format the computer sins he was a 7 grade (13 years old) in primary school.

I will continue to have conversation with parents for advising them for their children career. I will use “Pastoral role for my pupils” and “Addressing the needs of each pupil”, “Career Information role”, but I want to use “a stable careers programme” for giving a pupils right path to their life job.

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It depends of the age and education of parents. Mostly younger and better educated parents are encouraging students in STEM, but there are always exception from this.

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I don't talk much with parents, not about students' careers. I am going to change my classroom into art-science lab. I will ask parents to bring some things for children to dismantle. It will be good opportunity to talk about children's careers, especially STEM.