Parents

• 1 of 31

  by Jay Snyder

  Created on: December 23, 2008

  The graduation rate in American high schools is appalling. The minute this makes news, there are people

• 2 of 31

  by Justin Patterson

  Created on: April 27, 2010   Last Updated: April 28, 2010

  I saw one of the best cartoons that deals with this issue. It was clipped proudly to my debate coach's

• 3 of 31

  by Top-Cat

  Created on: April 12, 2008   Last Updated: December 09, 2010

  Today, parents take a non-interest in their children's education, right or wrong as that may be. Why

• 4 of 31

  by Tracy Pea

  Created on: September 03, 2008

  Merit-based Education: The Key to Parent Accountability

  As someone who has taught at the high-school

• 5 of 31

  by R Shimoda

  Created on: August 06, 2008   Last Updated: January 11, 2012

  "That's your job to make sure my kid graduates" is a phrase familiar to many school officials, but is

• 6 of 31

  by Donita Weddle

  Created on: July 13, 2008   Last Updated: August 04, 2008

  It was no easy choice to place the blame on parents for low graduation rates. The problem of low graduation

• 7 of 31

  by Robin Tidwell

  Created on: January 07, 2009   Last Updated: September 29, 2010

  Parents are ultimately responsible for their child's high school graduation, in that they should ensure

• 8 of 31

  by Susan Reber

  Created on: January 27, 2009

  Complaints from parents are heard across the country about the poor educational system in the United

• 9 of 31

  by Carolyn Tytler

  Created on: July 27, 2008

  Every school is mandated to teach the required curriculum. There are safeguards in place to see that

• 10 of 31

  by Julie Walker

  Created on: August 14, 2009

  With education being the key to financial success, one would think that graduation rates would be

• 11 of 31

  by Meredith Scott

  Created on: October 26, 2009

  
  

  Parents should definitely shoulder the majority of the blame for low high school graduation rates and

• 12 of 31

  by Jimmy Ettele

  Created on: December 21, 2007

  We can turn to No Child Left Behind. We can point to the lack of funds to inner city schools. We can

• 13 of 31

  by B Smith

  Created on: December 23, 2008

  My kid was arrested? WHY?!?

  10:30 pm:

  911 what is the location of your emergency?

  1725 Maple Ave ... the

• 14 of 31

  by Miles Stewart

  Created on: April 14, 2010   Last Updated: April 15, 2010

  No one knows your child better than you do. At the tender age of 11 you want to make sure, as far as

• 15 of 31

  by Catrina Freeman

  Created on: December 19, 2007   Last Updated: June 04, 2010

  Eny, Meny, Miny, Moe, schools or parents or parents or schools, which is to blame for children dropping

• 16 of 31

  by David Furritus

  Created on: February 25, 2008

  Now, this is a tough one. On one hand, we could blame the schools for letting the standards get progressively

• 17 of 31

  by Ron Busby

  Created on: December 19, 2007   Last Updated: February 02, 2012

  I am tired of people wanting to blame everything on someone or something, other than taking responsibility

• 18 of 31

  by Megan Steele

  Created on: July 15, 2008

  Having worked with emotionally disturbed high school students, the majority of whom didn't want to be

• 19 of 31

  by Duecet 3Up 2Down

  Created on: September 23, 2010

  Who is Truly Responsible For Teen Low Graduation Rates?

  Teachers and parents and teenagers are partly

• 20 of 31

  by Ms. Inge

  Created on: December 22, 2007

  No longer should we shun the responsibility of parents. For far too long have we danced around the question