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Re:The problem in American education isn't dumb teachers, bu... by ThomPete on Thursday January 28, 2016 @02:27PM (#10990545)
No sure how that is disproving what I say as it's not measuring the effect of parents.

That the education system can be optimized is obvious but that does not change any of what I am saying.

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Re:The problem in American education isn't dumb teachers, bu... by moultano on Thursday January 28, 2016 @02:45PM (#10990668)
Behavioral genetics research has found that "parenting" has little or no effect on most measurable criteria. The scare quotes around parenting are because the definition of it is precise: the component of the child's environment that is shared by siblings.
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Re:The problem in American education isn't dumb teachers, bu... by ThomPete on Thursday January 28, 2016 @02:54PM (#10990732)
I am not talking about parenting in the sense that you are somehow interfering I am talking about being mentally involved. I.e. the kid know that you are interested in their education. Not that you are somehow providing your own educational system.
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