Jim Knight Quotes

Parents should continue to become more involved with their communities, and more involved in their children's education.

All the industries we deal with have a fundamental obligation to provide technology to education.

Every schoolteacher will tell you that there is no substitute for engaged parents in the education of a child.

But with the steady disintegration of the family in modern society over the last century, the role of the school in bridging the gap has become vital!

You know, it's been proven that 35 to 40 hours a year with one-on-one attention, a student can get one grade level higher.

Historically, the family has played the primary role in educating children for life, with the school providing supplemental scaffolding to the family.

As a teacher you can see the difference in kids who have parents who were involved. That difference, by the time these kids get to the third grade, is drastic.

I enjoy helping young children succeed.

I do a lot of work with the Dyslexia Institute because, for people with dyslexia who do not have parental support, it is a huge disadvantage. I was fortunate because my Mum was a teacher and she taught me to work hard.

Not everybody wants be texting their 15-year-old asking how his math tutor was. They would rather be home looking at how the math tutor was today. But it is what it is.

Education begins at home and I applaud the parents who recognize that they - not someone else - must take responsibility to assure that their children are well educated.

But you know, there's something about the kids finishing their homework in a given day, working one-on-one, getting all this attention - they go home, they're finished. They don't stall, they don't do their homework in front of the TV.

Repeating a grade needs to be the last resort, not an automatic response to a child who is struggling to learn.

I am on Facebook, but mainly as a way to spy on my children. I find out more about them from their Facebook pages than from what they tell me.

The best schools tend to have the best teachers, not to mention parents who supervise homework, so there is less need for self-organised learning. But where a child comes from a less supportive home environment, where there are family tensions perhaps, their schoolwork can suffer. They need to be taught to think and study for themselves.

If college expectations are not taught at home, teach them in school.

Education depends on 5 factors: The attendance at school, the time spent watching television at home, the time of reading at home, the amount of reading material in home, and the number of parents in home.

Parents have got to become more involved in their children’s education.

I didn't want to be the type of mother where my child came to me, and I can't even help her with her homework.

A lot of schools benefit from parents who are first- or second-generation immigrants, who expect the best for their children.

My father was as involved as he could be. He was busy, but called me every day. He knew what was happening in school, and even came for my tennis matches.

My daughter's education is my priority.

Generational disinterest in education means that too many young children lack the push from their parents in early years which can make the difference between success and failure in schools.

My obligation is to focus on the priorities of classroom instruction, parental involvement and student safety, targeting student performance and eliminating unnecessary administrative costs.

If there is one thing educators can agree on, it's this: children do better in school when their parents get involved in their learning.