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So here comes my parent hat..
I don't get involved because my husband is better at it,
I had a hard time when I was a kid,
my parents weren't involved,
my English comes out faster,
my anxieties overtake me so.....
I do get involved by talking to the teacher, trusting my husband will correct me when I am helping with homework,
making Greek school an non-negotiable and having other activities take second place,
try to rally the other parents to get involved in the school activities because my kid has made friends and I want her to have these friends as she grows,
I trust that the teacher in front of my kid actually cares and loves what they are doing, and keeps my kid engaged.

Greek school is a hard job and parents don't get it.

Nia

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Parents possibly think that the school is a place for students to solely socialize and make Greek friends, and if they learn some Greek along the way that is considered a bonus not a priority.

PT

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WHY oh WHY do they not get involved?????

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WHY oh WHY do they not get involved?????

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There are a number of factors that affect involvement. I believe some families have time constraints given all the events the students and families are involved in (hockey, piano, gymnastics, regular school and so on). Then there are the cultural and linguistic barriers of mixed families or even second and third generational families. In other cases, motivation may be a factor... that is, the kid is brought cause the grand parent would be disappointed if it wasn't, but the parents really do not care whether the kid is there or not. It can also be that we are not clear as educators what we expect of them. Maybe there are ways to engage them using their strengths and interests.

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Some parents are dropping off their kids to the Greek School and they look more stressed and anxious than their kids. They may be reluctant to get involved because Greek School for them was a bad experience. (traditional teaching approach, miss the Saturday fun, low performance)

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Some parents are dropping off their kids to the Greek School and they look more stressed and anxious than their kids. They may be reluctant to get involved because Greek School for them was a bad experience. (traditional teaching approach, miss the Saturday fun, low performance)

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Vicky

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One reason Parents may be reluctant to get involved in their Children's Greek language education

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One reason Parents may be reluctant to get involved in their Children's Greek language education

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...would be that they themselves do not have a commanding knowledge of the language; wether they never learned it (typical in mixed marriage families), or never used it since they went to school and therefore have become "rusty" at it. Perhaps, as educators, we haven't reached out to / educated them appropriately.
Dimitrios M.

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Why some parents may be reluctant to get involved

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Why some parents may be reluctant to get involved

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I believe that one reason that parents do not want to get involved in their child's Greek Language learning is that it is not their top priority. They may believe it is a nice place for their children to socialize and make Greek friends and if they do learn some Greek they are happy.

Helen

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Why some parents may be reluctant to get involved

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Why some parents may be reluctant to get involved

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They don't have good language skills
They are not Greek so they do not care if their kids learn to speak Greek
They don't want their kids to have homework

Eleni Kreouzi

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Why some parents may be reluctant to get involved

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Why some parents may be reluctant to get involved

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There are several reasons that parents may be reluctant...One may be the lack of knowledge(they don't know the language well enough); another could be the lack of time(too busy with extra curricular   activities /work long hours/ a lot of other commitments) and another the lack of interest (they are happy with whatever their child learns on their own). I think that if we can turn around the lack of interest and get the parents thinking that their child can do a lot better with their help and support, that would be a great achievement.
Theofano

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why some parents may be reluctant to get involved in their child's learning of the Greek Language 

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why some parents may be reluctant to get involved in their child's learning of the Greek Language 

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One of the reasons that parents may be reluctant to be involved in their children's study of the Greek language may be their lack of proficiency in the language. They may feel inadequate to help due to their limited knowledge. Another reason may be they don't have the time or energy to get involved. Their days are full with work or various programs. Many kids are over programmed leaving little to no time for homework. Parents may want to assist but can't not because of competency but due to a lack of time.

Anna Nikol

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Some times parents seem to be reluctant to get involved because they do not speak the Greek language fluently themselves. As a result, they do not feel confident enough to help or explain the lessons/homework to their children. That, in combination with the parents being generally busy in their lives, they just decide not to bother and just be happy and satisfied with whatever their children learn from school.
Dimitra Kanellakos

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What i have realized is that many of the parents did not go to Greek school themselves. As a result, they might speak the language but they are not able to transfer accurate knowledge to their offsprings. Same with the grandparents. That is common especially in Canada. Thus, they realize that teachers at school are educated and they rely on them. They are reluctant because they are afraid of doing something wrong and sometimes feel insecure.
Anthoula

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As I always say to my family and students "Everything in moderation". I think many parents would like to let teachers do their work, let their children take responsibility , but also stay aware of what's happening at school.
Chrysanthi