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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think everyone knows that achievement starts in the home. Is this even up for debate?

Some of this is cultural. One of the other moms (a recent immigrant) in my kid's K classroom looked aghast when I said I'd taught my kid to read. She said no way- isn't that what school is for? She didn't want to mess up the instruction her kid would receive in K. [/quote]
I don't know any Asian immigrant who would be aghast at teaching your kids to read at home.[/quote]

+1. Wth is PP talking about?[/quote]

PP here. I stated this poorly. The immigrant was a Hispanic immigrant, but I've seen this attitude with both AA and Hispanics. They believe that school should teach them everything they need to know. My point was that Asians don't believe this and actively teach and read to their kids outside of school.

Achievement starts in the home. Schools teach a bare minimum these days and the minimum drops every year. You should see how many 2nd graders still can't read, when this should have been a requirement to start first grade.  [/quote]

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