Every family has a struggle. No matter how much a community wishes for things to be better for every family. Sadly, the unfortunate reality is there will always be some family challenge making life a bit uncomfortable or unbearable for every family. However, we can work together and reduce the stress & struggle for youth from the start. We can create a better foundation for youth to stand on as they learn & move towards adulthood.
We can be effective & improve the overall quality of the school environment. To do so, we often would focus on the availability of & access to academic & social emotional resources when looking for the more prominent challenges impacting student achievement. And while supportive parents and teachers are essential and access, resource accommodation is valuable, there are several other factors that also influence a student’s overall academic performance and personal success. Those factors include the school’s cleanliness and environment quality, access to food regardless of the quality, family challenges & needs and the overall hygiene standards students have themselves.
Students aren’t academically successful just because it’s fun or the school is pleasant to their eyes, nose & ears. Students are academically successful because they have supportive parents & teachers and community collaboratively working together. A cohesive system rather community that ensures the entire overall educational experience and environment for students includes essential access to resources, learning accommodations are available and that there are less distracted by personal and external factors.
Now we have to be the community for schools and help them all be environmentally health conscious schools first…that are willing to focus on more than our physical appearance and latest technology & gadgets. We have to be a functioning structural system that takes into consideration the overall impact on learning for all students as it relates to the air & water quality, clutter management, recycling & maintenance efficiencies. We have to prioritize evaluating the impact of all that has been listed above and work together to improve the nutritional, health & wellbeing and hygiene conditions of its students.
This doesn’t absolve the role supportive parents and teachers play in building a sustainable learning experience for youth. We just have to remember attendance improves, overall performance increases and a student’s confidence grows when they are less distracted by their own health, hygiene & nutritional concerns. We can create a be the foundation for youth.
Consider being part of the school team & our Community in Action ~where time, talent and treasures converge.
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