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"technology" is part of the problem for low income kids. They are plopped in front of the TV 24/7 from birth. Sesame Street has nothing on what their better off peers are getting. Middle class and UC kids are being taken to the zoo, libraries, farms, field trips, playgrounds and educational vacations from birth. They (parents or the nanny) speak to and sing to their kids. They read 5+ books a day to their kids from birth. They delight in their kids and enjoy teaching and learning with them. They constantly read parenting books to better their skills and learn how to manage different ages. [/quote]

Could we please stop with the "poor people ignore and neglect their children" thing?[/quote]
You politically correct fools will never understand the "Achievement Gap" if you are this overly sensitive.  Of course not all poor people ignore and neglect their children.  Just like I can say "Of course not all poor children do poorly in school".  But, I can tell you with almost certainty that [b]poor children whose parents ignore and neglect them will struggle in school[/b].  We can even remove the word "poor" from that sentence.  Neglect is a strong word (and I think you used it improperly to try and prove some point).[/quote]

Sure. And affluent children whose parents ignore and neglect them will also struggle in school. As you say.[/quote]

Yes m, under parented children struggle in school. In different ways.[/quote]

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