:) #2 argumental essay on bad parenting

Hello. I have to do another essay also. This is an argumental essay on bad parenting, or why teachers think parents ar terrible. Im suppose to argue both sides or if I don't I better argue my side good as heck. I would appreate any feed back, idears, or constructive criticism.
Please help me out...
Thank you again for helping me with the other essay.

Parents need to get more involved with their child's school systems. Parents should have good relationships with teachers and find out what's going on in their child's life at school and how their kid's studies are going. If parents keep tabs on their kids' progress in school, the parent would know what is going on and if any problems are happening before it becomes a major issue.

["There's more parent involvement that's good?-and bad, "notes Kirk Daddow, a 38- year veteran who teaches Advanced Placement history in Ames, Iowa. The good kind is the Make yourself known to the teacher; ask what you can do. ?'The bad kind is the wait until something happens, then complain about it and try to get a grade changed."' Overall, he figures, "we're seeing more of the bad (Gibbs-3)."]

Parents need to wake up because they are part of the problem with children. Some children have some difficulties reading, writing, and with mathematics. Adults should have their kids read, write, and practice mathematical skills instead of letting kids play video games and other fun things kids like to do everyday. There needs to be more structure and scheduling for better parenting. Parents should have their kids read for at least 20 minutes a night before bed. This will help kids stay on top and get ahead, or be at level with their reading comprehension. Parents should have special times for play, fun, and television, or give rewards for reading, writing, and practicing their mathematics. Grownups should not sit back and expect for their kids to do automatically good. These parents should prepare children for the real challenges in life that they will be faced with as young adults who try to get a degree in college. If parents wait for teachers to tell them their kids are having a problem, parents are terrible at parenting and shouldn't blame no one but themselves for their kids failures at school.
If parents sat down with their children every night do their home work, and found out what they have learned throughout the day at school, children would probably do better during the school day.

Parents should learn to build a bond with children and their teachers and participate in more sports and activities to show children how much they really care by getting involved. There are many wonderful parents like this throughout society, but according to Kirk Daddow in an article from Time Magazine by Nancy Gibbs, we are seeing more of the bad.



[A sixth-grade teacher in California tells a girl in her class that she needs to work on her reading at home, not just in school. " Her mom came in the next day, "the teacher says, " and started yelling at me that I had emotionally upset her child (Gibbs-1)."]

Parents need to be more understanding and except the fact that their kids are in school to learn. Like adults have jobs, children have jobs too. Getting up everyday, going to school, and doing homework are kid's jobs. Parents need to make sure their children make in through school with as little struggle as possible, so they will get through school successfully and become successful adults. Constructive criticism is very important for children to learn at a young age.


Not letting your kids find their own individuality is a terrible thing. All kids are different even if kids have siblings. Kids have different interest, attitudes, personalities, likes, and dislikes which makes them their own individual person. Suppressing this by being controlling, and overbearing can have negative affects on children making them argumentative, lash out, losing respect, and lose trust in their parents making kids turn to others to confide in to find that understanding their lacking and need that their not getting from their own parents. This type of problem can lead to bigger problems. Kids could start hanging out with the wrong crowds that could lead to disastrous situations down the road such as sex, drugs, drinking and loss of life. So being to controlling and overbearing can have disastrous affects as well because children will not confide in their parents and there will be a tremendous amount of secrets because kids won't be able to confide in their parents.



Parents who are friends with their kids and are not extremely strict will have wonderful relationships with lots of trust. A calm parent who listens and talks to their child about almost anything will know what's going on in their kids' life and how their studies are going at school. There would be less secrets and possible no secrets.