I recently had the opportunity to interview an old teacher of mine that was willing to talk to me about the education system and her views on the current environment in schools compared to the past.

Now she brought up quite a few points that I never really had thought of until I interviewed her.  She was very concerned that the parent involvement in schools had steadily decreased over the time that she had been teaching.  Many of her students have problems that she is aware of but does not have the time to help them.

If parent involvement in education was still a priority as it was when I was a child, she feels that her job would be easier.  She finds that even in Kindergarten, they are teaching more and more children basic skills they should have before they come to school.  Those kids that do come to school with the skills they should have may have behavioral problems because they are bored while the teacher teaches things they already know.

At the end of the interview, I asked her what would be the one thing that would change her students experience in the education system?  Her reply was parent involvement.  She argued that if the parents just took the time and cared about the education of their children, her job would be completely different.