Today Gov. Phil Bredesen is promoting National Parent Involvement Day in Tennessee to honor parents who are involved in their children’s education and their schools. This is also an excellent opportunity to encourage parents to become even more engaged. Involvement in your child’s education is one of the surest roads to your child’s success as an adult. Are you looking for sensible, doable ideas? Then check out our link for activities that can help you and your child connect on the education front. If you have ideas you’d like to share, please post them in the comment section to share with others. Here are some other ways from a web site called Family Education.

Parents often have the opportunity join school organizations that raise money for that school’s extra educational needs or to help out in some way with the school. Check out the importance of these organizations here.