A importância da parceria família e escola

Abstract

When it comes to educating a child, it is of utmost importance to establish a challenging relationship, which is the participatory dialogue between family and school. Studies conducted by Araújo (2010), Parolin (2008), Sousa (2012), Segundo (2007), among others, discuss the indispensable participation of the family in the teaching and learning process, ensuring the children's successful academic performance. Based on the research methodology and bibliographic review on the subject, we conclude that a family-school partnership is necessary and indispensable for the effectiveness of pedagogical work, since the knowledge acquired within the family is complemented by the training provided by the school. Achieving this goal is a challenge given the difficulties and sociocultural transformations that these two educational institutions experience over time. The family needs to become aware of its participation in the education of children, just as the school needs to review its teaching practices. It is challenging to address the topic: “The Importance of the Family-School Partnership” in the teaching-learning process, when it is common to believe that each one must fulfill its role separately. One way to reverse this situation is to understand that education is not the exclusive responsibility of the school. Society as a whole, the school, the family and other environments are involved in human development. However, parents and the educational institution must be in constant harmony, with the ultimate goal of the student's full development. The family is the basis for the child to discover themselves as individuals and to interact with the environment, absorbing what is beneficial and important, collaborating with the process of developing knowledge and habits for the student's socialization and behavior. The school must also build relationships with the family, highlighting the importance of this active participation through its disciplinary and interdisciplinary aspects. It must foster aspects of moral and ethical formation in the student's experience, in their various stages of development, from the earliest age to adulthood, so that they can have a collective and participatory critical awareness in the construction of a more just and egalitarian society. It is important to discuss strategies that reinforce the family's connection to the school environment, whether through meetings, participation in school councils, inclusion in interdisciplinary projects, among others. The partnership between family and school is one of the main elements for the success of education, especially for students in early childhood education and the first years of elementary school.