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RSS FeedLow-performing schools: Does encouraging parents to play a more active role in their children's education take school boards and teachers off the hook?
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| No | 89% | 124 votes | Total: 140 votes | |
| Yes | 11% | 16 votes |
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by Morris Shaw
It is ridiculous in this day and age that goverment and education authorities should have to encourage parents to take a more active role in the wellbeing and education of their...read more
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When it comes to the education of our children, no one should ever be "taken off the hook"; not the parents, not the educators nor the administrators. Education is the responsib...read more
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by Marina Read
There is no "HOOK"! What it is is Accountability. It is an accountability that is a privilege and a responsibility and which is non-dismissible. It is an accountability that is ...read more
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by sarah twinn
Encouraging parents to play a more active role in their children's education is a must now, more than ever. In today's world where kids are getting off track very easily, the pa...read more
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by june russell
Does encouraging parents to play a more active role in their children's education take school boards and teachers off the hook? It is the highest responsibility of the tea...read more
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The only way the school boards and teachers are let "off the hook" in the education of children is if the child is removed from the formal school system and is home-schooled. O...read more
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by J.M. Schell
Finding the "Real Killer" of Education in America Clearly, there's nothing wrong with asking that parents take a more active role in their kids' educations. Undeniably, kids...read more
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It's sad that parents have to be encouraged to take an active role in their children's education. Equally as sad is the fact that parents blame school boards and teachers when t...read more
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