PARI Parent Academic Resources Incorporated

Parent Resource Development

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As PARI grows and our activities expand, we want you to know about it. We will send you occasional e-mail updates on our progress if you sign up for our contact list.

Help us help parents

Parents, we want to hear from you! Please fill out our parent questionnaire below so we can better understand your needs and interests as we seek grants and begin to develop new parent resources. Privacy policy.

Parent Questionnaire

1. How many children do you have?
 child(ren) in middle school.
 child(ren) in high school.
 child(ren) younger than middle school age.
 child(ren) older than high school age.


2. I am (check as many as appropriate):
Married
A single parent
Other  
Female
Male

3. Please describe your ethnic background.


4. My highest educational level:
Fewer than 12 years of school
High School Diploma
Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree
Doctorate

5. My household's annual income is:
less than $30,000
$30,000 - $60,000
$60,000 - $90,000
greater than $90,000

6. My children attend
public school
private school
charter school
other  

7. Describe the school and the community served by it.



8.
I work outside the home about  hours per week
I work as a stay-at-home parent

9. On average I spend  hours every week helping my child with homework.

10. Which of the following best describes your opinion about the amount of time you spend helping your child?

Just right. Any more time would be too much.
I wish I had more time to spend helping my child
Just right. It is the school's job to teach my child.



Other thoughts on question 10:


11. In what ways do you assist your child with homework?


12. Tell us about the challenges you experience when assisting your child with homework.

13. Which subjects do you feel most confident, as well as least confident, helping your child with?



14. Do your child’s teachers send home instructions for assisting your child with homework? Which teachers? How often? How are these instructions helpful?

15. Do you ever speak with your child's teachers about ways to assist your child with schoolwork? Are these discussions helpful?

16. Would you subscribe to a magazine that had articles describing ways to help your child with homework? If not, why not?


17. Would you read such a magazine if your child's school provided your household with a subscription?

18. What topics would you like to see covered in the magazine?

19. Would you be interested in writing articles for the magazine?

20. Are there other types of instructional resources that you think would be helpful to you?

21. What types of educational materials or services have you purchased in the past year for your child?

22. Please add any additional comments that you think might be helpful in developing parent resources.





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