I agree with you statement, although some children do have legit learning disabilities that have nothing to do with their parenting, many times it is neglectful parents that are the cause of a child's inability to succeed at school or behave correctly, and not a reflection of the child's inabilities or intellectual level.
It's sad how many parents don't read to or engage their kids, or feed them healthily, or put them to bed at a decent hour. After speaking with many of my child's teachers over the years who praised me for having such a great child also told me it was thanks in part to myself, and how many parents just don't bother to raise their kids right giving them the attention they need to do well and have good self esteem...
I still find it so sad because I am raising my child and giving my child the adequate care and attention a child needs, and if I am the exception for doing my job as a parent, then there are a whole lot of crappy parents out there, and they probably blame their child's inability to keep up in school on the teachers, and everything else, instead of themselves. Yet when it is something unfortunate that can't be helped through better parenting, sadly those parents tend to blame themselves saying "was it something I did?" "was there something I should have done differently?" If only the neglectful parents would for once look at themselves and say that, and then ask "is there something I can do different?"
Is it normal that is pisses me off that schools waste money?
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I agree with you statement, although some children do have legit learning disabilities that have nothing to do with their parenting, many times it is neglectful parents that are the cause of a child's inability to succeed at school or behave correctly, and not a reflection of the child's inabilities or intellectual level.
It's sad how many parents don't read to or engage their kids, or feed them healthily, or put them to bed at a decent hour. After speaking with many of my child's teachers over the years who praised me for having such a great child also told me it was thanks in part to myself, and how many parents just don't bother to raise their kids right giving them the attention they need to do well and have good self esteem...
I still find it so sad because I am raising my child and giving my child the adequate care and attention a child needs, and if I am the exception for doing my job as a parent, then there are a whole lot of crappy parents out there, and they probably blame their child's inability to keep up in school on the teachers, and everything else, instead of themselves. Yet when it is something unfortunate that can't be helped through better parenting, sadly those parents tend to blame themselves saying "was it something I did?" "was there something I should have done differently?" If only the neglectful parents would for once look at themselves and say that, and then ask "is there something I can do different?"