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Fathers who are in salaried employment are more aware of the importance of education and
invest more for resources in their children‘s education.

On the other hand, parents are less likely to invest in their children‘s education when direct
occupational transmission or transference of capital is a viable option to obtain a good position in
society for their children.
Mothers who are gainfully employed and contribute to the household income have more
influence on family decisions than women who are not employed. More independent women are
able to create better possibilities for their children, and especially their daughters, to go to school.
On the other hand, when the mother is forced to work because of poverty, the daughters to take
over her household tasks and, therefore, have fewer chances to come to school. The effect of the
mother‘s employment thus is different under different circumstances.

A few families are still waiting for a boy child even after 3 girl children in their family. Children
with more siblings face more competition regarding the distribution of scarce resources, such as
time and money. So, they miss their schools.

On the other hand, living in an extended family, where relatives help out in the household and
add to the household income may make it easier to come to school. Single parenthood generally
has a negative effect on educational attainment because children often have to replace the work
done by the missing parent.
A final control factor at the household level that may play a role is religion, because it influences
parents in their choice between the official school system and other socialization options. For
example Christian community boys found that the majority of the children go to missionary
schools (far away from our village) rather than government schools.

Challenges for the School head

1. Parents not really caring for child‘s education, the entire responsibility lies on the teacher.
2. The skills of teachers should be strengthened.
3. Many Children go out of the school during sessions with reasons like paddy fields ,
cattle sheds, lunch, personal needs etc. daily and it is all without parent‘s notice.
4. A gap between students and teachers related to school academic procedures and policies.
5. A communication gap between school and community regarding school policies,
practices and achievements.
6. Poor Examination and valuation methods.
7. Unemployed youth (senior / old students of our school) influencing current batches
8. Poor quality of educational content.
9. Substandard expectations about students.
10. Low confidence levels in teachers about their efforts also.
11. School bandh notices by political people for simple and no reasons.

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