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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]But, unfortunately, some kids just have way too many challenges to overcome. And, you can see the changes as they kids get into upper elementary. The kids who get support at home do their homework, get their projects in on time, have involved parents, etc. just do better. I don't really think they're 'smarter'. They are just more ready/able to learn because of all the support their receive at home.[/quote]

The kids who have no support at home just get further and further behind at this point.  The gap widens as they go through school.  [/quote]

NP here. My son attended our local average school for kindergarten last year. From the first month, I saw the kids who did not return their homework folder on Friday. They were mostly Hispanic or black. The smartest girl in the class was also black. She always did her homework assignments and then some. Her parents would both attend PTA meetings, come to all the class events and were very engaged. All the Asian and white kids did their homework every week.

I was the homework helper so I prepped the homework and collected homework weekly. Same kids would lose their folders, not turn in projects, etc. [/quote]

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