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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was talking to one of my neighborhood FCPS teacher who mentioned that there are lazy parents who can't get their kids to do basic homework, no daily reading, etc... no afterschool prep to get them ready for school. Teacher's teen daughter is a tutor at out local Kumon center that DC attends.

Same with older's basketball coach. No Prepp, no play minutes. DC learnt it the hardway. Now they prepp alot, and are on the court more and get a few baskets every single game, while the unprepared players and their parents just sit and watch, and ofcourse cheer for entire team.  [/quote]
Couldn't have said this better. Lazy and irresponsible parents foolishly assume they can outsource their parenting responsibility to public school teacher and team coach, and invest no time into prepping their child at home.  [/quote]

Imagine two full time working parents with three kids, it's not lazy or irresponsible if you can't sign up for every tutoring sessions.

There is a tendency to convert an economic discussion into a moral discussion, if someone is not doing well it must be they are lazy and/or irresponsible.  So much judgment, so little help. [/quote]
How are the full-time working parents with three kids managing to find time to pick up/drop off, visit grocery stores, prepare meals that kids prefer, launder kids' clothes, play tic-tac-toe, watch favorite TV shows along with kids, drive them to restaurants, drive to games, and a million other activities for their kids, but can't find time to ensure their kids do their homework? [/quote]Because they're doing those million other things. And if teaching isn't the responsibility of the teacher, what is?[/quote]
A math teacher's role is to deliver  a math lesson to your child. To ensure this happens effectively, it's important for you as a parent to be responsible and "prep" your child by ensuring they complete their homework in previous lesson and brush up on the prerequisites (practice additionally, as needed). Are you actively doing that outside the classroom prepping to avoid poor grades? [/quote]

The term “prep” has taken on a rather broad definition in this thread. My kids do all their work and study for tests at school, for the most part. Unfortunately, they rarely have homework or get work returned to bring home. They also have no textbooks, so half the time I have no idea what they’re learning, especially my 6th grader. [/quote]
Homework amount and duration is limited by school policy. If parents have no idea about child's homework content, then help them be prepared for next lesson using afterscool enrichment service or if you are rich get a tutor. [/quote]

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