“A key environment for learning is the family (148).” What happened to the good ol’ days when families watched television together? How many of our students can familiarize with this photo? As stated in the chapter, “television has played an increasingly prominent role in children’s development over the past 50 years.” While parents are the primary monitors of what their children watch, educators are just as responsible. Let us take advantage of the programming offered on PBS, the Discovery Channel, and the History Channel. Educators can create that learner-centered approach by inviting the attitudes and beliefs that our students bring into the classroom.
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I too believe that the classrooms today are filled with students that are lacking in the family values department. For some reason, there are more and more students whose parents are less involved than they should be. This leaves us with a greater need to fill for these young people. Designing a learning environment as you suggested is a great idea, however, in my experience, it has been like pulling teeth to get parents to bite. I am not sure whether there are cultural differences, however, I still cannot comprehend the notion that parenting with the best interests of your child at the forefront would be different across cultural lines. I am continuing to search and seek out new ideas that would bridge this gap between school, parent and student, there must be a way, and together we will find it.
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