who should be resopnsible for children.docx
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whoshouldberesopnsibleforchildren'seducation?
Whoshouldbeheldaccountableforachild'seducation?
Teacherssayparentsareresponsibleandparentspointtotheteachers,especiallywhenthingsaregoingwrong.Whenthingsaregoingwell,eachismorethanwillingtotakeresponsibility.
Teachersgenerallythinkparentsdonotdotheirshare.Glanceatanyonlineteachersboardandyouwillseecomplaintsaboutkidswhodonotgettheirhomeworkdone,cometoschoolunpreparedfortheday.Morespecificcomplaintsincludeparentswhohavetheirkidstoobusywithsportsandparentswhodonotdohelpwithhomework.Whiletheseteachersmakegoodpoints,theyseldomdigdeepenoughtofindtherealproblemwiththechild.
Sure,somechildrenhavetoughhomelives,andareincapableoflearningathome;manyofthechildrenwhoseparentsareblamedforpoorperformancedonot,butaregroupedwiththesekidsanyway.Inmanycasesstressinschoolmakekidscompletelydisconnectattheendofthedayinadesperatesearchtoseparatethemselvesfromschoolwhentheyareathome.Reasonschildrenmaystresstothepointwheretheyturnoffallaspectsofschoolwhentheygethomeisbullying,learningdisabilities,andpersonalityconflictswithteachers.Parentsoftendonotknowandreallyhavenowayofknowingthatthechildevenhashomeworkorneedsfurtherstudywithoutdirectcommunicationfromtheteacher.Thereforeparentswantteachersareheldaccountableforachild'shortfalls.
Becauseparentsarechildren'sgovernorandfirstteachers
Parents,notschools,mustultimatelyberesponsibleforchildren
ByLoriYaklin,
Wed.,January10,2001
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Fewdenythatthereisaneducationcrisisinthiscountry.Butevenfewerseemtoagreeonthecausesof,andsolutionto,thecrisis.
Manysuggestthatthewaytoboostacademicachievementistogivemoremoneytoschools.ButthefactthatnationalSATscoreshavedeclined73pointssince1960whileeducationspendinghasincreased200percent(inrealdollars)suggeststhattheeducationcrisisisnotsomuchaquestionoflackofspending,butlackofspendingpriorities.Coulditbethatweasasocietyhavesimplyoverburdenedthepublicschoolsystemwithdemandsthatdetractfromthelegitimatemissionofacademicachievement?
Wehavelockedourselvesinabittercycle.Themorethatparentsabdicatetheirtraditionalchild-rearingresponsibilities,themorethepublicschoolsystemstepsintoassumethoseresponsibilities.Andthemoretheschoolsfulfilltheseresponsibilities,themoreparentsandsocietycometodependongovernmenttotakeactionswhichwerehistoricallyinthedomainofthefamily.
Studentsoforganizationaltheorywillrecognizethisphenomenonasaclassicexampleofthetheoryofsubsidiarity.Subsidiaritydictatesthatahigherormorecentralizedorganization(inthiscase,thegovernmentschoolsystem)shouldn'ttakeonresponsibilitiesthatcanbeperformedbyalowerormorelocalorganization(inthiscase,theindividualorfamily)becausethisultimatelyleadstoa"de-skilled"lowerorganization.
Schoolssystematicallyde-skillanddisengageparentswhocometodependoneducationprofessionalsformuchmorethanacademicinstruction.In1960,whenSATscoreswereattheirall-timehigh,educationprofessionalswerefocusingonacademicachievementbecausefamilieshadnotabdicatedtheirtraditionalresponsibilities.Today,schoolofficialsaremakingmanynonacademicdecisionsforchildren,includinginappropriatemedicalandpsychologicaljudgmentsthatleaveschoolswideopentolawsuits.
ArecentDetroitNewseditorialencouragedLivoniaschoolstogetoutofthebusinessofmeasuringchildren'sbodyfatafteraparentcomplainedthathis7-year-olddaughterstoppedeatingafterateacher'sbody-fatdiagnosis.TheNewsurgedtheschoolsto,"Leavelifestyleissueswheretheybelong,withthefamily."
Parentsacrossthecountryarecomplainingthatschoolofficialsaremakingpseudo-diagnosesofAttentionDeficitDisorderandarebarringchildrenfromschoolunlessthestudentisputontheprescribedstimulantRitalin.Insomecases,suchasonepresentedtoCongressthisyear,schoolofficialsarecallingChildProtectiveServicesandchargingparentswithmedicalneglectforrefusingtodrugtheirchildren.
RecentlytwoGeorgiaparentslearnedthataschoolcounselordrovetheir13-and15-year-olddaughterstoacountyhealthclinicwheretheyreceivedPapsmears,AIDStests,condoms,andbirthcontrolpills.Theparents'permissionwasneverrequestedandtheschoolandtheclinictoldtheparentsthattheparentsdidnothavetherighttothetestresultsbecauseofpatientconfidentiality.
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