High Social Capital

Social capital refers to the meaningful relationships between children and adults. Children need adults in their lives who care deeply about them and who take the time to work with them and engage in conversations with them. The role of the teacher goes beyond presenting information and includes caring about each child's accomplishments, concerns, hopes, and fears. Opportunity is provided for parents and other adults in the community to become more involved in the educational process as well. Schools with high social capital produce students with high scholastic achievement; therefore the pursuit of increased social capital should be a high priority.