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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]But ....parents in ALL neighborhoods should invest in their kids education and make learning a priority in their own homes and neighborhoods. That means turning tv off. Reading to your child.[/quote]

Thanks for the lecture, sanctimonious mom.

I never read to my children. They're all reading at about six levels above grade. The oldest is eight and a level X. Since we are upper middle class, no one lectures me about this. To my face, anyway. Learning is a priority for EVERYONE. I wish you could just freaking understand that. [/quote]

no it isn't a priority for EVERYONE. thats what you need to understand. There are plenty of parents who expect the schools to be the parent, do all the teaching, provide three meals a day, social services, winter coats etc. These same parents never ever show up to anything. These same parents are the ones I see everyday yelling "get your fucking ass in the car" at their elem aged kids at the school across the street. Those parents do NOT CARE and I am not convinced they have the mental capacity to even love their kids.  That kind neglect, poverty and abuse actually damages young brains and the fanciest newest school building isn't going to change that.   That poor kid getting screamed at in public at age 6 is going to be raging against the world by age 11 and also three grades behind. And thats why the parents who do care bail on the public school by 4th grade.[/quote]

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