Do you think children learn more from their parents or school teachers?

Answer 1

I feel that children will ALWAYS learn more, be it good or bad behaviour, from their parents moreso than a teacher. Yes, kids spend a lot of time at school improving (and showing) on what they learn at home, but they spend most at home where learning is non-stop in every life topic around. That is why children ARE a reflection of the parents and not society.

Sad thing though that parents want to blame everyone else for a child's poor behaviour when, if they look at the home environment, will generally find the source of the unwanted attitude. For example, it's not the schools fault for Little Jimmie's drug problem is a parent is selling. Same as girls having babies at a young age when mommy had the daughter at age 14. When there is violence in school, it's not the schools responsibility to turn off the TV at home where Southpark (which I love), Jerry Springer, CSI, MTV and many other ADULT based shows are watched on a regular basis by kids of any age and then mimiced. TURN OFF THE TV'S MOM AND DAD!!

Remember, your little sweetie is watching AND learning every little thing we do as parents.

Sandy :O)

Answer 2

I would say it depends on the influence and involvement of both parties.
Initially it is the parents. Children learn how to interact with other people, children and animals as well as their environment depending on how their parents react in each situation.
Children learn through watching their parents about diet, exercise and what is right and wrong.
Did or do the parents teach from the start? IE my son knew his ABC's, shapes, colors and could count to 20 by the time he was 3. He learned that from my husband and I before he went to preschool. Once he was in preschool the teachers just helped nurture and maintain what he knew from us.
As they get older it can often be the parents involvement in school and homework that effect whether the children are learning.

Of course the teachers have a lot to do with whether the learning is solid, well based and interesting. Is the execution of the lessons fun and interesting, do they take the time with each student, do they recognize who needs more help and what kind of help.
This falls to the parent as well. Are they making sure their child is comfortable with the study? their teacher? are they getting their homework done? Are the parents helping with the homework and questions?

I say the question can be answered many ways depending on the child, the parents, and the teacher.

Answer 3

Parents definitely. Parents are a much greater influence than a stranger anyway. Most teachers today seem to be nothing more than glorified babysitters. They may or may not have children and the last thing a teacher wants to do is spend a day with someone else's kid.
We home school our children because the teachers could not teacher in 5 years what it took us one year to do at home schooling. Teachers play favorites and have a nasty habit of not listening when it matters.

Answer 4

It depends.
If a parent dumps their child in daycare for 60 hours per week from the age of six weeks then the child really doesn't get a chance to do much learning from parents. They will learn more from teachers, daycare providers and especially peers.

However, if the parents make a true commitment to their children and raise them full time the children are more likely to learn from the parents.

Answer 5

As far as reading, writing, and arithmetic goes that comes from the school teachers. As far as life skills, attitude, and ways to handle oneself, that normally comes from the parents or positive role model. That is why it is so important to love and cherish our children. It is crucial to be involved in a child's life from the first breath they take...VERY IMPORTANT.

Many parents have to act as school teachers too, especially when a child is not getting the attention they need at school. School teachers are like everyone else; you have your good ones and your bad ones. Some care and some don't.

No matter what, parents should always be the foundation in which a child can build from.

Answer 6

In my opinion I think children learn more from their parents if of course you have model parents or model grandparents.
Parents can teach their children everything they want and need to, your with them from birth until they leave the nest. Teachers come and do.
I do think teachers teach a great deal and can have a major positive impact on children but I hope that parents take the respondsibility and teach their children all they know.

Answer 7

There attitudes I believe they get from thier parents - so parents beware always try to have a good attitute. They are nurtured by parents far more than teachers.. To them teachers are pretty much an authorative figure - Moms & Dads are the essential caregivers... Now on the other hand, if a child is neglected, not given any positive reinforcement by either parent, then that's a whole nother story....

Answer 8

They learn the skills and factual information from their teachers. They SHOULD learn about life from their parents. Parents have a great deal to do with shaping kids' personalities and emotional intelligence which in turn is a predictor of how well the kids will be able to learn and use what they are exposed to in school.

Answer 9

What a great question!

I believe parents shape they're children socially, morally, emotionally, everyday with every action. Although we all think when we grow up we will be nothing like our parents, but we end up with more similar traits than we ever expected (as we get older we realize is not always a bad thing)

Teachers have the opportunity everyday to inspire children (if they take that opportunity or not is a different story) to do more and strive for excellence. We all have had a teacher that either inspired us to do better, or that we'd like to see again and prove to them that we DID make something of ourselves. I have a teacher I'll never forget b/c he inspired me to reach for the stars and push myself to do better.

Answer 10

Definitely from their parents. But even more than from their parents, they learn from their peers, if they spend more time with their peers than family. Any child who has started school acts more like a school child than children who don't go to school.

Januaris_Ros, homeschooling mother of four