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Education is a team sport. The parents ought to be held equally if not MORE accountable.
by schwit 16y ago
Education is a team sport. The parents ought to be held equally if not MORE accountable.
- adamc 16y agoIt's easier to blame the teachers. The reality is that the home you come from is hugely important, but there isn't a lot they can _do_ about that -- and certainly not in the short term. Firing the teachers may be only modestly effective, but it's achievable.
- anamax 16y ago> Education is a team sport. The parents ought to be held equally if not MORE accountable. Ah yes, we shouldn't settle for anything less than perfection. For any set of students+parents, some teachers will do better than others. Why should kids with lousy parents have to settle for lousy teachers as well? Part of being a good teacher is managing mediocre parents. Why should kids with mediocre parents have to settle for lousy teachers?