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I think the difference is not that public school systems are being dismantled but that a higher percentage of private school parents value education and are eng
by mcdoh 9y ago
I think the difference is not that public school systems are being dismantled but that a higher percentage of private school parents value education and are engaged in their childrens' learning.
- dvdhnt 9y ago> a higher percentage of private school parents value education and are engaged in their childrens' learning It's just not true. Higher income families can afford to take more time off, especially salaried workers, and are often two-parent households. This gives those parents time that hourly-based workers, poor, or single-parent households literally can not afford to spare. They don't love or "value" their children's education any less, but they are in a situation where being as involved as those more fortunate than them is so much more difficult. Malcolm Gladwell has written about this - https://www.amazon.com/Outliers-Kimberly-McCreight/dp/0062359096 https://www.amazon.com/Outliers-Kimberly-McCreight/dp/006235...
- ryanwaggoner 9y agoWrong link, you're partially agreeing with the parent (they ARE less engaged), and I don't really buy that all parents at all socioeconomic levels believe in the power of education equally. I came from lower to middle socioeconomic levels and most of my peers came from families that DEFINITELY did not value education highly.