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It really frustrates me when educators assume that low income parents won't have (or shouldn't have) expectations and desires and be as engaged and demanding as higher income parents. It sometimes feels as if certain educators talk about the importance of family engagement but don't really want it and worse look for a certain student body assuming there won't be parents asking questions or keeping an eye out.[/quote]

I’m sorry that you’re frustrated, but my observations come from extensive (5+ Years) in both situations. On one side, a majority of families consider themselves an integral part of a team; on the other side you have families that think their tax dollars equal ownership over your life[/quote]

I'm the PP you are replying to and I'll end by saying I'm highly skeptical of this reply. And, I wonder what biases you are bringing to this EOTP school. At the Title I schools where I've worked we haven't had families many, if any at all, families considering themselves an integral part of the team. We have families we can't reach more than anything else. And while the party line has always been we need to get these families involved, the other side of the coin seems to be what you're saying ... only if that involvement supports what the leadership and teachers want to do. Not if it asks questions and even makes demands. (I am not saying 4 emails a day and constant nitpicking is appropriate. But asking questions about why schools weren't reopening as they were around the country may feel pushy and entitled but seems fair to me.)[/quote]

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