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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is it wrong for parents to prioritize their own children?

My question is, why do these schools have such low test scores? It's established fact that cities often spend more (often much more) per student than suburbs do. Why does that extra money do nothing to raise test scores?![/quote]

It’s not wrong for you to put your kids first.

Money will never fix test scores when education is not prioritized at home. The schools can’t fix that. [/quote]

So we should demonize the parents who do care enough to work with their kids at home?

Makes no sense.[/quote]

oh my god the rich people idea that lower income families don't prioritize education or don't care to work with their kids if they could is SO maddening.  Have the past 5 months of the pandemic taught you nothing about how stratified our country is by income?  Every parent wants the best for their kid. For some that means they have to prioritize keeping their apartments and getting them fed at the cost of working 2-3 jobs, so no, they aren't there to "work with their kids".  Or, they do, but it all looks different from your hours of paid enrichment because they don't have the resources.  Assuming that low income families, and in DC that means primarily black and brown families, don't prioritize or care enough is elitist at best and racist likely at its core.  [/quote]

sorry no this is not true.  There are some lower income families that care about their kids/education but there are many that frankly don't care.  It's obvious from what they prioritize with their limited income and either the indifferent and/or violent way they treat their children.  Spend any time in lower income communities and you would realize this.[/quote]

I do and I have.  Most families also live under systemic and multigenerational trauma.  Without deep supports that can unfortunately repeat itself but I don't think it's fundamentally a lack of caring. [/quote]

I see your point of view but it's also and I would argue more of a personal responsibility issue as well which often gets lost.    [/quote]

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