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Re:The problem in American education isn't dumb teachers, bu... by nickbauman on Thursday January 28, 2016 @03:03PM (#10990793)
Studies have found that this is not completely true. US kids who have parents who volunteer at school (like PTA) actually have poorer academic achievement on average than parents who don't. They have also found that the smartest kids in the world have parents who are not terribly involved at school, at least compared to their US counterparts. The strongest correlative of a child's academic success in the US is the income level of their parents.

(source: The Smartest Kids In The World http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0061NT61Y)

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Re:The problem in American education isn't dumb teachers, bu... by ThomPete on Thursday January 28, 2016 @03:05PM (#10990805)
Tried to expand on what I mean with parents involvement.
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Re:The problem in American education isn't dumb teachers, bu... by pc2g4d on Thursday January 28, 2016 @06:17PM (#10992314)
Correlation. Causation. You know what I'm saying.
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Re:The problem in American education isn't dumb teachers, bu... by atom-morgan on Thursday January 28, 2016 @03:11PM (#10990868)
What about parental involvement at home?
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