Education and the Power of Motherhood Byron V. Garrett Chief Executive Officer National PTA.

Education and the Power of Motherhood

Byron V. Garrett

Chief Executive Officer

National PTA

A Partnership for Strong Healthy Families

Empowering Children Through the Arts

Parenting Group sponsors PTA Reflections

“Never doubt that a group of committed citizens can change

the world, indeed it's the only thing that ever has!”

-Margaret Mead

Building Families, Bridging Communities

Mothers are powerful

The Power of Mothers: PTA

From school nutrition programs to child labor laws

Challenges for Mothers

Children need dynamic education that draws upon technology and innovation to build 21st century skills.


Our children are falling behind

•150 high school students will drop out by the time this speech is over.

•Just 69 percent of American high school freshman graduate.

•33 percent of 4

th-graders tested Below Basic proficiency on NAEP

Reading.

•Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

study of 30 countries ranks U.S. 15-year-olds #25 in math and #21 in

science.


Schools and communities in crisis

•Schools are closing; Kansas City, for example, closes 29 of 61

schools.

•Recession’s effects linger; fewer resources from companies or

government.

•School layoffs mean talented young teachers are out of

classrooms.

•In cities, youth violence still a problem.

•Parents must find quality child care with an already tapped

household budget

Why America Needs Mother Power

Our country cannot survive half-educated

Listen to the musn't's child,

listen to the don'ts.

Listen to the shouldn'ts,

the impossibles, the won't's.

Listen to the never haves,

then listen close to me.

Anything can happen, child,

anything can be.

- Shel Silverstein

Mothers As Change Agents

The Power of Parental Engagement

•When families are involved in their children’s learning (at home

and at school), children do better in school.

•Race/ethnicity, class, parent’s level of education don’t factor into

the effect of involvement on student success.

•All families can contribute to their children’s education.

Mothers As Change Agents

The Power of Volunteers

•Every hour of volunteering in schools and communities is

worth $20.25 in new resources.

•PTA members gave 62 million hours—$1.2 billion in

resources—to schools and communities last year.

•PTA members raised $323 million to improve education

and child health.

Be a Champion for ChildrenFive Steps to Engagement in Education

1. Learn with your child

2. Join PTA and invite others.


3. Develop a meaningful relationship with your child's school.


4. It's about all...not just some!


5. Commit to stand up and speak out for children.


Being a man or woman is a matter of birth; being a man

or woman who makes a difference, is a matter of choice!

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Education and the Power of Motherhood Byron V. Garrett Chief Executive Officer National PTA.

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