Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: TroutStalker
I believe that a lot of black parents have awaken to the terrible injustice that the NEA and Cali teachers unions have and are doing to their children.

I'm not that convinced about most white middle class parents. 20 years ago when there was evenings of meet the teachers of your children. Often my wife and one or two other couples would be at these meetings. This continued from elementary to high school.

I will never forget what a good middle school teacher told us, when we asked how our children were doing.

He said great! He said that any student, who had parents who came on nights like this usually did well. In classes of 30 students per class, we and two other couples were in that classroom that night to talk about our children with their teachers.

Now, there is one elementary school where our sons attended that has the best teachers. Parents do anything to get their kids in this school. On parents's night at this school, parents have to park 2-4 blocks away and walk to the school to attend the parent/teacher conferences. My wife drives by another school coming home from work, and the parking lot is basically empty on these evenings.

7 posted on 04/08/2002 7:52:55 AM PDT by Grampa Dave
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies ]


To: Grampa Dave
You make an excellent point. Parental involvement is probably the most important factor in the child's educational success. Those who leave their child's education strictly to the system, leave them floundering. The parents must be a part of it.
8 posted on 04/08/2002 8:25:51 AM PDT by TroutStalker
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson