FAMIPOP Reflection Paper

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FAMIPOP Reflection Paper

Name:_________________ Section:_________________
Date:____________
Reflection Paper Number:________

The topic my group chose for our research paper, and consequently our talk show, was the effects of parenting styles on the students’ perception of their academic performance. We chose this topic because, as students, we found how different students study in different styles interesting. We wanted to dive into the more specific details of these students study habits and work ethics. From studying early in the morning to reading various text books late at night, we though this could probably be caused by how they were raised and the environment they grew up in, especially regarding their parents’ treatment toward these students. Initially, we got major information we could use for our research during class. It was found that children behaved and grow up depending on how they were treated at home, after all, most of our lives start at home. Children with authoritarian parents, which entail parents who are very strict and implement rules just because they are the parent, tend to be rebellious and aggressive. Children with authoritative parents, or parents who stand in the center of strict control and leniency, tend to be obedient, responsible and independent. Children with permissive parents, or parents who are less involved with the child’s life, tend to be ego-centric and aggressive. Finally, uninvolved parents, or parents who are not involved with their child’s life, may find their children very aggressive and ego-centric and at the same time somewhat happy-go-lucky. Initially, finding an article to support our study was not much of a problem. There were 8 in the group and everyone actually contributed to the “looking-for-an-article” activity. All we had to do was choose the best one and we found that the article by Anshuman Bhattacharya entitled “Impact of Parental Authority on Work Attitudes: An investigation” fit our needs perfectly. Looking for participants for our study was surprisingly easy since it is apparent that De La Salle University housed students with diverse cultures, religion and attitudes; in addition, it was fortunate for our group that there were students willing to be interviewed to further strengthen our study, of course, with the application of the anonymity rule. During the interview, I found out that different students were really treated very differently in their own homes. One student was actually constricted in his home to the point where their parents regulated internet usage in order to have the same student get all fours. Another one was treated fairly and was given his share of free time as long as he does what he needs to do to keep up his good grades. Some had similar treatments and some others had extremely different experiences. What we found was somewhat amazing. The parenting styles of the parents of these students fit our assumed study habits of the said students. Furthermore, we found that the parenting styles actually affected how they perceive their academic performance – students under authoritarian found their grades to be lacking when it was not 100%; students under authoritative were accepting and motivated to reach higher; students under permissive thought highly of their grades despite it not being 100%. It was amazing how we practically applied what we learned in our FAMIPOP classes. Despite the honest fact that FAMIPOP was less interesting than the other classes I had this term, I still found it amazing how the behavior of different students were attributable to the reasons discussed in class. Moreover, I came to the point where I concluded that knowing the population and behavior of a specific location would contribute greatly on how one would want to do business or act in order to survive, live and be successful. I realized further that what I learned in FAMIPOP could greatly alter how I view different people coming from different places with different cultures. Given that a person’s background and childhood environment play a key role in the development of a person’s habits and personality, I found myself in a state of understanding as to how people did their things and why people with different backgrounds do what their culture dictates them to do, especially when their predecessors have influenced them to do so. The topic my group chose for our research paper, and consequently our talk show, was the effects of parenting styles on the students’ perception of their academic performance. We chose this topic because, as students, we found how different students study in different styles interesting. We wanted to dive into the more specific details of these students study habits and work ethics. From studying early in the morning to reading various text books late at night, we though this could probably be caused by how they were raised and the environment they grew up in, especially regarding their parents’ treatment toward these students. Initially, we got major information we could use for our research during class. It was found that children behaved and grow up depending on how they were treated at home, after all, most of our lives start at home. Children with authoritarian parents, which entail parents who are very strict and implement rules just because they are the parent, tend to be rebellious and aggressive. Children with authoritative parents, or parents who stand in the center of strict control and leniency, tend to be obedient, responsible and independent. Children with permissive parents, or parents who are less involved with the child’s life, tend to be ego-centric and aggressive. Finally, uninvolved parents, or parents who are not involved with their child’s life, may find their children very aggressive and ego-centric and at the same time somewhat happy-go-lucky. Initially, finding an article to support our study was not much of a problem. There were 8 in the group and everyone actually contributed to the “looking-for-an-article” activity. All we had to do was choose the best one and we found that the article by Anshuman Bhattacharya entitled “Impact of Parental Authority on Work Attitudes: An investigation” fit our needs perfectly. Looking for participants for our study was surprisingly easy since it is apparent that De La Salle University housed students with diverse cultures, religion and attitudes; in addition, it was fortunate for our group that there were students willing to be interviewed to further strengthen our study, of course, with the application of the anonymity rule. During the interview, I found out that different students were really treated very differently in their own homes. One student was actually constricted in his home to the point where their parents regulated internet usage in order to have the same student get all fours. Another one was treated fairly and was given his share of free time as long as he does what he needs to do to keep up his good grades. Some had similar treatments and some others had extremely different experiences. What we found was somewhat amazing. The parenting styles of the parents of these students fit our assumed study habits of the said students. Furthermore, we found that the parenting styles actually affected how they perceive their academic performance – students under authoritarian found their grades to be lacking when it was not 100%; students under authoritative were accepting and motivated to reach higher; students under permissive thought highly of their grades despite it not being 100%. It was amazing how we practically applied what we learned in our FAMIPOP classes. Despite the honest fact that FAMIPOP was less interesting than the other classes I had this term, I still found it amazing how the behavior of different students were attributable to the reasons discussed in class. Moreover, I came to the point where I concluded that knowing the population and behavior of a specific location would contribute greatly on how one would want to do business or act in order to survive, live and be successful. I realized further that what I learned in FAMIPOP could greatly alter how I view different people coming from different places with different cultures. Given that a person’s background and childhood environment play a key role in the development of a person’s habits and personality, I found myself in a state of understanding as to how people did their things and why people with different backgrounds do what their culture dictates them to do, especially when their predecessors have influenced them to do so.