This report from the Heritage Foundation highlights findings which reinforce what I've been saying for years: parental involvement is the greatest determiner of a child's academic success.
Findings include: preschoolers score higher with greater parental involvement, positive relationships between kindergartners and their mothers produces better behavior and better middle school performance, father's involvement results in greater achievement even when controlling for mother's involvement...and these positive effects are lasting.
Want to improve our schools and the academic achievement in our schools? Instead of throwing (taxpayer) money at the education system, why not promote greater parental engagement and involvement with their own children?
Or is that too much trouble?
Each month, familyfacts.org explores an area of academic research on a topic related to the family and religion. Septembers findings highlight the positive link between parental involvement and childrens educational outcomes.
Friday, September 19, 2008
The Link Between Parental Involvement and Scholastic Achievement
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I doubt many would disagree that parental involvement helps. That said, consider a single mother who must work multiple jobs.
The opportunity cost of baking cakes for the PTA bake sale and planning for the end-of-the-year party is her family starving.
I think that last paragraph is quite a straw-man construction.
All the more reason for us to be sexually responsible, wait until marriage where we can adequately provide for our children, and make wise choices about who we marry.
The state--and therefore the taxpayers--shouldn't have to subsidize our own stupid choices.
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