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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]After reading this I'm convinced the best way to close the achievement gap isn't through educational reform but by requiring parenting classes for parents of low performing students.[/quote]

It is more than parenting though. Close the gap requires a societal approach. Poverty, crime, racism, immigration, none of these issues can be solved by the school system but all contribute to the achievement gap. I think it is too everyone's benefit if the schools are not too focused on the gap.  Instead, the schools should focus on value added to each child. A school cannot be good or bad just because they got high /low SES kids. Instead of comparing kids from different demographics, compare the high SES kids from different school and see which school does a better job. Same for the FARM/ESOL kids.  [/quote]
 
I grew up in extreme poverty with both parents being illiterate. What works on my and my school mates' education was for the school and teachers to take more responsibility and power of parents. My parents didn't care about my homework, my grades or provide me any enrichment. The teachers had the power to force the students to finish homeworks, to spend more time on studying if grades go down. They were strict and had the authority to award or punish certain student behaviors. It was not a sweet childhood memory and I didn't enjoy it very much because schools can never meet the emotional need of small children and teenagers.  However, it did lift the lives of majority of the students beyond their parents. We can now let our kids being kids and have the knowledge and resource to better care for them. I don't think it's very efficient to just provide resources to families without the  power to override poor judgements of parents. Just my two cents. [/quote]

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