ABSTRACT
Students’ success in school depends on several factors: the characteristics of the school, the mental ability of the students, the efforts of the students in performing the school’s tasks, and the parents’ involvement in the education of their children. All of these factors contribute to students’ cognitive development, academic achievement, and educational attainment (Cummins, 1989; Edmonds, 1979; Henderson, 1987). This chapter’s main argument is that parents as well as schools play a key role in the academic success of children. Schools that provide opportunities for students to learn concepts, practice skills, and experience some degree of academic success tend to have more successful students (Cummins, 1989). Parents who are aware of their role in cooperating with schools contribute to their children’s success. For students to succeed in school, they need some degree of mental ability or maturity as well as an individual educational and parental effort.
