In this interview with Dr. Scoresby, he talks about how schools as social institutions connect with and influence families. Parents are concerned about the learning opportunities and experiences their children are getting from their schools, and schools are concerned with the lack of preparation in many of the children who are coming to the schools. Dr. Scoresby provides some practical ways parents can become more informed and involved with their children’s school experience so they can coordinate the good things kids are doing at school with what they experience at home.