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[quote=Anonymous]I think there are some families/parent(s) who do not care about education and do not value it.  They themselves did not get educated and are "doing ok" meaning getting by on a low wage job with government support.  It's hard for a child who lives that way. That's their "normal" and you are basically having to say that their family and parents are not normal.

I think the gap grows larger because the kids who are average or above average achievers also have parents who are highly vested in making sure their child gets more than just the standard education in the classroom. When you have children then who are getting hours of outside learning whether it be via direct instruction in activities, tutoring, etc or from just interaction with parents, it is almost impossible for the child who is just getting the standard education at school to keep up.

I think that many schools and principals get caught up in trying to implement programs and plans with catchy names and titles when what is likely needed is serious repetitive teaching of basic skills until those kids who are lagging get caught up.  [/quote]

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