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I would agree 99% with you on this one.  My parents didn't participate 
or care at all about what I did in school.  The were totally uninvolved 
from first grade to graduation and then on through college.  I excelled 
in school, not intentionally bragging here, just making a point.  For 
me, and I know I am in a minority, but for me, school was an escape.  I 
became a lifetime learner in spite of lack of parental support. I had 
some very good, caring teachers that popped into my life at the right 
time and they are the ones who encouraged me to excel.  There's always 
an exception, and in this regard, I guess I am it. :)

Bev

Marie McHarry wrote:

> In my view, that's equivalent to not caring. If they aren't involved,
> don't know what's going on, they don't care. A parent who cares what's
> going on in her kid's school actually knows what's going on, which
> makes it hard for them to place blame unless they're psychopathic
> liars.
>
> There are lots of disconnected parents amongst the middle class. Those
> who aren't have successful kids, regardless. Why do you think those
> Vietnamese and Cambodian immigrant kids who came into this country
> when they were in the middle grades ended up as valedictorians of
> their high school classes? Because Mom & Dad really cared and
> supported their kids, is why.
>
> During the 6 years that I taught in Chicago, I found that pretty much
> all of my black students had kids in the city's parochial school
> system, and they were on those kids to do their lessons. I wish I
> could have started a survey, but I'm sure that it's not the system.
> It's the parents.
>
> Marie
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