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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote] This is very sad to read. I am recalling my son’s classmates (private) last year during mystery reader sessions. Their eager faces attentive, hanging onto every word I read aloud, some of them knowing the book practically by heart from having read it at home so many times. Why should some kids have an upbringing like this and others like what you described? It’s unfair and heartbreaking and schools are exacerbating it further.[/quote]

You’re, right, it is very sad. Even if my kids’ parents could take a day off work, many of them are not literate and couldn’t be a mystery reader. The class differences in education, even in public schools, are astonishing. Education is not the great equalizer.[/quote]

Teacher of low income immigrant ESOL students here. The students who do the best in school don’t have parents who come in to volunteer. It’s nice but it’s fluff. The students who excel have parents that back up what’s going on in school. They answer phone calls and Dojo messages. They make sure their kid is at school on time every day. It’s the basics that make the difference. Our district offers so many free opportunities for kids. It’s up to the parents to take advantage of them. [/quote]

While this is true, it doesn't help the kids whose parents don't support their kids in this way, whatever the reason. I see it with many of my kid's classmates who I have known for years -- bright, curious kids interested in school become surly and disinterested by 2nd or 3rd grade because their parents just clearly do not value education and may not even value their kids. The school can only do so much, but these kids are screwed because their parents are unwilling to do the rest.[/quote]

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