subject: Role Of Parents In The Educational Grooming Of The Student [print this page] Educational qualification in any field is the basic requirement, which enables a person to move ahead, towards the accomplishment of his dreams or goals. It is very important for a student to obtain quality education, right from the very starting of his school days. Right kind of education at school is important, because if the base is strong, then it would be able to withstand a strong building on it. The students generally, plan and formulate their future steps, from the beginning of the days, when they get to know about their interests and needs. The colleges chosen, the universities applied in, all are the results of a proper planning and a well structured thought process. The colleges and schools in India, throw light on the need of parental guidance in the childs developments and also give due importance to the parents decision in the daily educational activities of the child.
The factors of education, colleges, schools in the life of students in India, have a major impact of their parents, who are the guide in most of the cases, for defining their route to success. The initial steps taken by a student is mostly taken by holding the hands of the elders or the parents in most of the cases, who pass on their expertise and learning and help the children in taking right decisions for their life. The colleges chosen by the students, has an important role to play in shaping their career. A student should consult his parents or elders before taking such futuristic decisions, which has to power to make or ruin his career. no doubt, children these days, are smart enough to decide, whats good or bad for them, but making a choice, with the help and guidance of the elders, results in a much intelligent decision.
The teachers or the lecturers in schools and colleges in India are no more less than the guiding element for the students, as they help the students in crossing the major hurdles of life easily. It is true, and a well proven fact, that the amount of support and care given by the parents in India is not possessed by the parents of any other country. The support and care is not only in terms of the moral support, but also in terms of the educational support are provided by the parents. The monetary support, till the time, a child completes his education, whether its primary, secondary or higher level, parents in India are always there with the child, even after when he completes his college education. The goals set for the educational accomplishments of the students have a major contribution to be made by the parents in terms of each and every type of support provided by them.
The atmosphere of the home, plus the parental pressure and the expectations of the parents, also matters a lot for the student, to reach his goal, or to attain success in his respective education field. The motivation and inspiration provided by the parents, works magic for the students and the trust shown by them in their children, tends to raise the power in the children, to prove the best for the parents. But, sometimes, this pressure and expectations can also lead to life time losses, in terms of the drastic steps taken by the child which are sometimes fatal for life. Therefore, the parents must be careful and limited with their expectations and desires from their children, they should remember not to over burden their children with the pressure of work or studies.
The family is very important for the child to groom in his career. Also, a good family background is important for the student to take admission in a good college and hence grab a good job opportunity in a prestigious organisation.
