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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The only thing I can contribute here, because it is not directly relevant, is that based on experience, good teachers/bad teachers are at every school. So-called "good" schools have plenty of terrible teachers. What seems to make a difference is that these schools generally are more affluent/have very involved parents who will do whatever it takes to help their kids, as a result of which, the academics appear better than they would be if the only source of teaching were the teachers.[/quote]

Are you anti helping your kid succeed?  I agree that good teachers and bad teachers can be found everywhere, but I also think it is part of parenting to help your kid with school work as necessary.  I”m pretty hands off with my high schooler, but I do ask if he has homework and if he does what is his plan to help him do it.  That should be part of having a kid, not “extra.”[/quote]

Where did I say that I was against helping kids succeed? I was saying that test scores are more a reflection of the support system a student has than anything else, and to not judge the quality of teaching on that basis. [/quote]

You should start understanding tone when you write.

“parents who will do[b] whatever it takes[/b] to help their kids, as a result of which, [b]the academics appear better[/b] than they would be if the only source of teaching were the teachers.“

Think about your word choice here.  Will do “whatever it takes”. Rather than parents who support their kids in school and help them academically outside of school. Is saying something about how you feel about helping kids.

Not to mention “the academics APPEAR better” when in fact, the test scores are higher, it isn’t just appearances. Absolutely that has to do with parent involvement, mothers education level and SES status (more kids in higher SES have larger vocabularies at younger ages/parents of higher SES status have questioning and conversation styles that are similar to schools, more books at home etc).

I even agree with your point that the teachers aren’t bad at schools like Lewis.  I’m one of them.  None of that takes away from your comment being loaded with condescension for higher SES parents who help their kids at home. Their kids start off having more from birth anyway (see above for reasons).  [/quote]

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