{"id":38181,"date":"2024-04-04T09:47:34","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T14:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2024\/04\/04\/teachers-views-of-parent-involvement\/"},"modified":"2024-04-13T23:48:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T04:48:42","slug":"teachers-views-of-parent-involvement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/teachers-views-of-parent-involvement\/","title":{"rendered":"5. Teachers\u2019 views of parent involvement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey asked public K-12 teachers about the level of involvement they see from their students\u2019 parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-640-wide is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-46431\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/teachers-views-of-parent-involvement\/st_24-04-04_teacher-survey_05_01-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d7e0d7\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"1144\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_05_01.png?resize=480,886 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_05_01.png?resize=620,1144 620w\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_05_01.png?w=620\" alt=\"A bar chart showing that most teachers see parent involvement as insufficient, but less so in low-poverty schools.\" class=\"wp-image-46431 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d7e0d7; width:310px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most teachers say parents do <em>too little <\/em>when it comes to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Holding their children accountable if they misbehave in school (79%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Helping their children with their schoolwork (68%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensuring their children\u2019s attendance in school (63%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">High school teachers (75%) are more likely than middle and elementary school teachers (60% and 56%) to say parents do too little to ensure their children\u2019s attendance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Larger shares of teachers in schools with medium or high levels of poverty than those in low-poverty schools say their students\u2019 parents do too little in each of these three areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Differences by school poverty level are particularly large when it comes to parents helping their children with schoolwork and ensuring their attendance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Virtually no teachers (shares ranging from 1% to 4%) say parents do <em>too much <\/em>when it comes to each of these things. Shares ranging from 18% to 34% say parents do about the right amount.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;teachers-interactions-with-parents&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"teachers-interactions-with-parents\">Teachers\u2019 interactions with parents<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teachers report a mix of positive and negative interactions with their students\u2019 parents, though relatively small shares say parents contact them extremely often or often to express satisfaction or dissatisfaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-640-wide is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-46434\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/teachers-views-of-parent-involvement\/st_24-04-04_teacher-survey_05_02-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e5e2cc\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_05_02.png?resize=480,462 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_05_02.png?resize=782,752 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_05_02.png?resize=840,808 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"616\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_05_02.png?w=640\" alt=\"A horizontal stacked bar chart showing that about a quarter of teachers say parents frequently express appreciation for their efforts.\" class=\"wp-image-46434 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e5e2cc; width:420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most (65%) say parents show appreciation for their efforts at least sometimes, with 24% saying this happens frequently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fewer than half say parents at least sometimes communicate in a disrespectful way (40%) or that parents contact them to express support for (37%) or disagreement with (24%) what they\u2019re teaching or things discussed in class. Shares ranging from 5% to 11% say these interactions happen frequently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elementary school teachers are more likely than middle and high school teachers to say their students\u2019 parents frequently do each of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Show appreciation for their efforts (31% of elementary school teachers vs. 20% of middle school teachers and 16% of high school teachers)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contact them to express support for what they are teaching or things discussed in class (16% vs. 7% and 5%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"physical-violence-from-parents\">Physical violence from parents<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While teachers report that parents can sometimes be disrespectful toward them, it\u2019s uncommon for parents to get violent: 91% of teachers say they\u2019ve never experienced a student\u2019s parent being physically violent toward them. 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