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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The URM low-income parents: it's not that they don't care. They have given up a lot to get here. I have heard their stories and try to understand their struggle. But, their culture is not one based on PTA's, advocation, and challenging an educational system or even a teacher. In most minority cultures, you take whatever they give you, accept whatever they say to you and focus on your own family. If the kids fail, you can try at home to help them if you can understand or have the resources but you have to just accept your child failing and hope he gets a job doing something. They also are highly intimidated by the school, teachers and other parents outside of their community. I believe a community insider would have to teach them these skills in order to see more involvement. [/quote]

So this is what I don’t understand. They travel thousands of miles to come here to escape a toxic culture in their home country only to continue to live by this toxic culture here in the US? I’m sorry for their struggle but heck, they sky has just opened up for them with opportunities galore! Why continue to live defeated lives when they have attained freedom? Let’s empower them and challenge them to live better lives. I have been where they have been and it angers me to see them waste opportunities. They might as well have stayed put in their home country. Sorry to anyone I offend but it offends me when immigrants waste their freedom because there are so many others who couldn’t make it here that would’ve loved these opportunities.[/quote]

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