8/10/15 I just finished reading an article by Valerie Strauss, a Washington Post reporter whose blog, Answer Sheet publishes topics on education http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/. The posting I just finished reading was about how parents work schedules affect children's academic and behavioral outcomes. The study was conducted by Leila Morsy and Richard Rothstein in the August 6, 2015 issue of Economic Policy Institute. The authors found that effects of a nonstandard standard schedule of employment affects cognitive as well as emotional development of children of different ages. As a teacher in an elementary school, this topic hit home. Many of my parents are health care providers and work at night or during odd times during the day.
I thought this was an interesting topic because so many of my students are in homes with irregular schedules and I hadn't thought of how this impacts their ability to think, interact with others and complete every day tasks. I have discussed issues of parental involvement with other teachers but this is another view that we really need to be aware of when assigning homework, planning projects, and developing school and parent relationships. Let me know what you think about the article and possible classroom suggestions!
I've included a link to the article
Morsy, L and Rothstein, R (2015,6, August). Parents’ Non-Standard Work Schedules Make
Adequate Childrearing Difficult Reforming Labor Market Practices Can Improve Children’s
Cognitive and Behavioral Outcomes. Economic Policy Institute. Issue Brief 400.
http://www.epi.org/publication/parents-non-standard-work-schedules-make-adequate-childrearing-difficult-reforming-labor-market-practices-can-improve-childrens-cognitive-and-behavioral-outcomes/
I thought this was an interesting topic because so many of my students are in homes with irregular schedules and I hadn't thought of how this impacts their ability to think, interact with others and complete every day tasks. I have discussed issues of parental involvement with other teachers but this is another view that we really need to be aware of when assigning homework, planning projects, and developing school and parent relationships. Let me know what you think about the article and possible classroom suggestions!
I've included a link to the article
Morsy, L and Rothstein, R (2015,6, August). Parents’ Non-Standard Work Schedules Make
Adequate Childrearing Difficult Reforming Labor Market Practices Can Improve Children’s
Cognitive and Behavioral Outcomes. Economic Policy Institute. Issue Brief 400.
http://www.epi.org/publication/parents-non-standard-work-schedules-make-adequate-childrearing-difficult-reforming-labor-market-practices-can-improve-childrens-cognitive-and-behavioral-outcomes/