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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The parents are VERY involved at our PGCPS school.[/quote]

I think OP is saying that schools like yours are the exception to the rule. Our school stats overall might look a lot better if we had more helicopter parenting when it comes to education. [/quote]

True.  But for a large portion of the population, parents are unable to be involved because they both work/work multiple jobs/have trouble communicating.  I can tell you that at our school, parents of kids from lower income areas rarely go to school functions.  Sometimes it's not a matter of wanting to, it's a matter of having the time and ability to.  The same parents are always at the PTA meetings, school auctions, etc.  and they are never the parents of kids who live in the nearby apartments.[/quote]

See, by helicopter parenting i did not mean attending functions, auctions, etc. I'm talking about making sure homework is done, reading for 30 minutes every night, doing extra math or spelling practice on the weekends, making sure they check in with the child's teachers frequently and not just at parent teacher conference time. That's the kind of helicopter parenting we need. Forget the fancy and fun school activities (unless they are STEM related, or offer learning enrichment).  I went public school, my mom was a single mom who worked two full time jobs, but boy was she a helicopter parent who stayed on top of her children. If there were concepts she did not understand and therefore could not reach, she contacted those who could help. [/quote]

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