@popeyespappy: No doubt about it, having a family that supports and encourages children to excell in school helps attainment levels and improves test results. But that isn't the end of the discussion. It stands to reason that kids who live in poverty fare worse in school than kids in better financial standing. It comes down to parental involvement and prospects. A poor kid living in America, most likely comes from a single parent household, where their mother/father works long hours to support them. Parents play a pivotal role in the education of children and more important still are mentors for teenagers. Impoverished areas also deal with higher crime rates, and kids from these areas may be tempted to slack off from school and sell drugs instead, because what chance do they have in getting a good education when they can't afford college? All common sense stuff really. But the problem goes deeper than that.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/educat...56266.html
http://www.forbes.com/sites/billflax/201...your-kids/
You do raise an interesting point though. I have been investigating into the problems with education for a little over a year now, and what I have found is that schools tend to be limiting and homeschooling or schools with a more unstructured approach produce better students and just generally happier people.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/educat...56266.html
http://www.forbes.com/sites/billflax/201...your-kids/
You do raise an interesting point though. I have been investigating into the problems with education for a little over a year now, and what I have found is that schools tend to be limiting and homeschooling or schools with a more unstructured approach produce better students and just generally happier people.
