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So annoying that Valerie Ervin seems to be blaming the "achievement gap" on MCPS.  What about talking about the responsibility of parents for a change and getting rid of all these racial categories for measuring performance?  
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Agree with this.  If the parents don't care, there is no way to close this 'achievement gap'.  Crazy if they continue to spend more money on this.[/quote]

It's very rarely because parents don't care. It's usually because they don't have the time and/or resources to help. [/quote]

So do we have to make them have time or force resources on them?  I am sorry but it is YOUR JOB as a parent to make sure your child is succeeding in school and to BE A PARENT to them. There are families out there that have full time working parents (some that work 2 jobs) that make the time.  Parents these days CHOOSE to let the schools take on so much more then they should.  Teaching, life skills, better eating, exercise, sex ed.  I am not saying the schools should not be teaching this but you as parents MUST supplement it.    If you take 2-4 hours a week filling your kids with positive influence, teaching them, helping them learn how to study, making them feel important - it WILL make a difference.  If you choose to spend that time at Chuckie Cheese, hanging out at the mall, or watching tv/video games, that is NOT the school system's problem.  We live in an area with free museums, free zoo, free libraries with free computer use.  Tons of resources online, free interpreters, free ESOL classes for kids and adults, highly discounted summer learning help.  There is no excuse.  I work 40hrs a week and my husband works 60hrs.  We have no outside help.  We MAKE the time.  I am so sick of excuses for the LAZY in all walks of life, which I believe weighs heavily on the "achievement gap."[/quote]

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