I’m not a Romney fan, but in this particular area he is correct. Don’t know if this is the best way, but it is clear at least to me, that one of the major problems today is parents having (seemingly) no interest or involvement with their own children, as it applies to their eduction.
Seems as if most expect the schools to raise their kids with the parents going about doing their own thing
Perhaps parents aren’t as engaged but it’s bad enough we REQUIRE attendance (you can’t force kids to learn, that whole you can lead a horse to water thing). How about, before we require anything of parents we REQUIRE things of the institution...teachers, administrators, etc. They’re reaping the benefits of our taxes in salaries and compensation. We should be the ones setting the standards and then replacing the ones who under perform. This crap about “we’ll take your money and also require you to play in our sandbox like the nanny state we are” is crap.
If you take your car in for a tune up you don’t expect to have to attend a seminar on how to maintain it between visits, especially when you’re paying for their service. Schools have set themselves up on a pedestal for far too long. We’re paying handsomely for a service that we’re not getting. Perhaps it’s about time we acted like the boss instead of the underling.
Cindie