Something many of these “conservatives” studiously ignore is that, for good education, parents are a very big part of the equation. I’ve known teachers who have told me of parents blaming them for their children’s bad grades. When they mentioned that the children often didn’t do their homework, the parents said, “Thar doesn’t matter. You are the teacher, so teach them.” Lackluster parents have lackluster children.
Something many of these “conservatives” studiously ignore is that, for good education, parents are a very big part of the equation. I’ve known teachers who have told me of parents blaming them for their children’s bad grades. When they mentioned that the children often didn’t do their homework, the parents said, “Thar doesn’t matter. You are the teacher, so teach them.” Lackluster parents have lackluster children.