The ever quick escape for teachers that have let their
students down is blaming the parents; not only does this distract from what is -or
rather, what is not- being taught in school to what is happening in the
family.
This makes for a better story, at least for the news and the
education ‘experts’ that find meaning in ‘changing lives,’ change that involves
putting students in line with the ideals and morals of the system while instructing
them not to think outside the boundaries of their ‘superiors.’
Should parents be surprised when they are informed at
parent-teacher interviews (Do they still have those? Maybe just by email) that
their children, that were perfectly capable of thinking and learning when they
were first enrolled, are having ‘problems’ educationally that might be linked
to ‘parental involvement’ issues?
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