The degree of involvement as a parent in the school depends largely on your child and what the school wants from you as a parent. But one of the things I would say to every parent is watch first. Watch how your child comes home and handles the school work. Don't interview your children for pain the moment they come through the door. Ask them the best thing about their day. And then try and involve yourself in making sure that what they love about school is something that you express interest in, because if they love it at school, it's bound to be a strength. Now if things are hard for children, you want to involve yourself in understanding what the problem is first, not just trying to fix it. You want to empower your child to be intrinsically motivated in school, but also to learn how to handle the things that are difficult, whether it's a social situation or a subject in the classroom. So stand back, talk to the teacher, talk to your child, but don't immediately assume that the problem is your child, the problem is the teacher, or the problem is the school. Look for positive solutions and resolutions to problems. The other thing I would say to parents is it's your child's homework, not yours. But the homework is sent home to give you an idea of the kinds of learning the children are experiencing in school. If your child asks for help, help them. Don't let them sit there and work at a frustration level, because not much goes in and gets retained when children are experiencing frustration. Drop a note to the teacher the next day, or shoot them an email to let them know what was frustrating. Or empower your child, even better, to go in and tell the teacher themselves what they had difficulty with at home. And lastly, do not do the homework for your child, because when they have to come in to school and be assessed on their learning, you're not going to be sitting in the seat next to them. And they're going to have to be able to demonstrate what they've learned and what they've retained.