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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One solution I’d like to see in these high farms schools is big sister/brother mentoring programs. These high farms students are hungry for not only food but also ATTENTION that their parents/guardians just aren’t sufficiently providing. [/quote]

The idea that poor parents are bad parents - well, it has a long history, but that doesn't make it any less icky.[/quote]

It’s also simply not true in most cases. I’ve taught in high income schools, low income ones, and magnet programs in lower income schools. Bad parenting is not limited to a certain tax bracket. When I taught in one W feeder, kids complained constantly that they spent more time with nannies and aupairs than their parents. While poor parents may work many hours, they often are spending much more of their leisure time with their children. And when we have meetings with new immigrant families, there are often relatives and family friends who attend in addition to parents. Sometimes we couldn’t get well off parents to even teleconference with us. [/quote]

No, when you work many many hours, your leisure time is spent sleeping, cleaning the house, laundry, cooking, grocery shopping, car maintenance and other errands, leaving very very little time for the kids. I grew up like this and basically raised myself. Never went on a single vacation until I grew up and had my own career.  This isn’t about putting down bad parents, busy parents or poor families. All kids need inspiration and hope. These can come from a mentor, a hobby, a book, a sport or something else. Let’s give them something to look forward too. [/quote]

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