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=Study of the family effect on student's academic performances=

Education is the general process of learning and teaching the people the art of living in the best way possible. This learning and teaching process aims at changing the individual's behavior in a deliberate manner to become the better version of ourselves. It is undoubtedly known that education facilitates human life and makes it more livable. Everybody deserves the best education. Every parent wishes their child to be a useful individual for himself or herself and for the surrounding social environment. This process of education can be greatly affected by the influence of family in their children's academic growth. The family effect provide the foundation for learning and is an integral element of the student's academic life and can greatly affect the grades, whether positively or negatively. The importance of family in the educational process is a strongly-held belief in many circles. Parent involvement predicts children’s academic achievement even more than family characteristics, such as education, family size, marital status, socio-economic level and student grade level. Therefore, a strong parent component can strengthen the impact of any educational program. A clear understanding of educational goals and how to achieve those leads to honest relations with parents and consistent instruction and a curriculum that is coherent.

Many experimental body of research concludes that parents are the first and foremost influence on their children’s development and school success. When parents are involved, students get better grades and score higher on standardized tests. What’s more, children of involved parents have better attendance records, drop out less often, have higher aspirations, and more positive attitudes toward school and homework. This concept, though it is old, but the new developments regarding improvised education models have given it a new vigor. In many education institutions and schools, the school management now arranges orientation programmes to let the parents know as how they can help in educating the children in a better way. The degree of parent or family involvement is a subject that can be debated. Some parents have a cursory glance at what is going on in the school and believe that they are doing their job well. But that is not what modernists agree to. The responsibilities of parents have been multiplied manifolds since the introduction of the new paradigm. Both children and the parents are made to realize that education is a collective effort and mere supervision is not enough. Parent involvement has been seen as affecting the attitude and behavior of the child. Mostly, parents are much concerned in early years of education and lose their interest as the child grows. At the same time, the child even in middle school and secondary school is in great need of guidance and support. That is one area where maximum focus has to be applied. The sooner it is realized the better it is. Many psychologists and educational theorists recognized the significance of parental involvement and family effect in education.

	Factors effecting the child's performance directly or indirectly. 1.	Family's economic status : It is obvious that a family with a better economic status can provide better educational facility to their children whereas, a family with a lesser fortune financial background can hinder the further studies in a child's academic growth and thus affecting the academic process itself. As with parental education, family income may have a direct impact on a child’s academic outcomes, or variations in achievement could simply be a function of the school the child attends: parents with greater financial resources can identify communities with higher-quality schools and choose more-expensive neighborhoods—the very places where good schools are likely to be. More-affluent parents can also use their resources to ensure that their children have access to a full range of extracurricular activities at school and in the community thus have a positive impact on the kid's performance in the school. On the other hand, a Family with lesser income would have to settle down with a much lesser reputed institutions. Parents who are struggling economically simply don't have that much resources as compared to a financially stable family. A family struggling financially won't be able to provide the extra - curricular activities like educational trips, extra tuitions, and summer camps or help their kids plan for college. Even small differences in access to the activities and experiences that are known to promote brain development can accumulate, resulting in a sizable gap between two groups of children defined by family circumstances. This could have a serious indirect affect to a child's academic performance. 2. Family's Social status: This social segregation has plagued the most populous country on Earth for generations, and has wreaked havoc on the educational system especially in India. 3. Family status: Likewise, in some region, particularly in India, it is known for a fact that a family's status (caste) can also affect a child's educational growth. The effect of the caste system on education in India has drastically disappeared in the modern times, but it can still be seen in the poorest of states. With resources in place, Dalits are being recognized for their unique qualities and contributions to society. The continued recognition of lower castes helps India move forward and past the restraints of negative labels. The effect of the caste system on education in India has been detrimental to the advancement of millions of lower-caste families. Starting from the selection of the school, the fees and until the completion of the school, the student goes through a lot, mentally and emotionally when they are from a lower caste. All these factors directly or indirectly affects the child's performance in a negative way. 4. Family's educational background: A family's literacy background also plays one of the most important role in a child's academic performance. Better-educated parents are more likely to consider the quality of the local schools when selecting a neighborhood in which to live. Once their children enter a school, educated parents are also more likely to pay attention to the quality of their children’s teachers and may attempt to ensure that their children are adequately served. By participating in parent-teacher conferences and volunteering at school, they may encourage staff to attend to their children’s individual needs. Literacy rates around the world have been linked to the success of an individual and their respective country economically and socially. The extent of India’s land size paves the way for a disparity in educational opportunities and literacy rates. Twenty-nine states formed to create India, with general wealth and social disparities affecting each state.