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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t think we can blame parents. It’s not fair to expect parents to spend an hour a day tutoring what should be taught in the 7 hours they’re in school daily.

I blame edtech. Get rid of the laptops and force reading from paper books and textbooks. It’s not the same to read on a screen.  [/quote]

It's not fair to ask parents to... parent?  Please.

If you can't spend an hour a day reading to or with your kid, asking them what they're reading, reviewing with them what they learned that day in school, and talking to them about your day, you are failing as a parent.

You need to read to your children. Read a lot. It can be in English or in another language. Just read. An hour per day is not a lot to ask. It can be 30 minutes in the morning and 30 minutes at night if that's easier.  But you, as a parent, should absolutely be spending at least an hour per day "tutoring" (including reading to) your children.[/quote]

No. Schools need to teach. There was no way parents were doing all that in the not so distant past, and yet children still learned to read … AT SCHOOL. [/quote]

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