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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t understand why people keep twisting OP’s point. She is not telling parents they can’t supplement. She is saying it is bad that schools expect this to happen and/or that the go to solution for all school gaps is for parents to do it themselves. There are things schools SHOULD be doing and expecting them to is not asking too much. [/quote]

As a matter of public policy, we can't expect much from many parents because they are unable or unwilling to do much. But we should have no problem telling parents that they cannot expect their kids to reach their full potential without [b]supporting their education[/b] at home. So long as parents are ok with that, we should be ok with parents doing the bare minimum. [/quote]

Well, how do you define “supporting their education”? I would define it as ensuring the child’s physical and mental and social-emotional health, reading with them, helping with homework if they’re having trouble, or with a subject they’re not testing well in.

I would NOT define it as having to heavily supplement my average or above-average child in order to fill in the gaps of a poorly done school curriculum. But that is what UMC are expected to do these days, and the only reason UMC-heavy schools are doing well.[/quote]

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