My wife runs an after school learning center. She has had parents withdraw because they would rather their kids spend more time practicing sports. She's also ha

My wife runs an after school learning center. She has had parents withdraw because they would rather their kids spend more time practicing sports. She's also had parents complain that their kids aren't being progressed fast enough or gets too much repetition - then she has to give an analogy that their child understands some of the concepts, but not all. And just like a basketball shot, I think you need to practice till you can do it perfectly, under pressure...not just once in a while during practice. A 70% might be passing in school but not here, and not in the real world. If only parents made sports as "cool" as sports. I'm sorry but if parents don't take the responsibility to make education a high priority for their kids then they are failing their kids. Parents are the kids biggest role models and they should be the ones to "popularize" whatever is necessary to change behavior. Whether it's math, or not doing drugs.