Parents' perceptions of children's education and parents' attitudes towards the education of fishermen's children

The aim of this research is to know is there any effect among Parents' perceptions of children's education and parents' attitudes towards the education of fishermen's children. This research used a quantitative type of research and took a research location in Medan Belawan District, with a sample, namely Additional Bagan Village. Respondents as many as 58 fishing families, with data collection techniques carried out by means of questionnaires and observations. Based on the results of the study, it is known that the factor that causes the low level of education in fishermen's children in Bagan Deli is because parents cannot afford to pay for school, because according to them. As well as the factor of not wanting the child himself to go to school. An unsupportive environment like many of their peers who did not finish school and many have come to work at sea like their parents. That the Awareness of the Fishing Community Towards Children's Education in is still Low. This is influenced by the level of education of parents which is so minimal that it is never thought of them to send their children to higher schools, and because parents also do not understand the importance of formal education for children, this can be proven from the attitude of parents who do not pay attention to education for children by letting their children work in the sea when children should be sitting in school instead of being busy participating in participating work for money.