Children need both parents.
If both parents simply can’t be there, due to death, disability, a divorce they couldn’t stop, or even due to their own incarceration or drug addiction or whatever -
other family needs to step in and do the best they can.
But there is an ideal, and it is ONE committed MOTHER and ONE committed FATHER and human beings do not do as well on any scale without them.
I was at a meeting the other day of leaders of social service organizations tasked with raising the academic achievement levels of low-income, minority youths. They were struggling with the fact that all of their efforts had as of yet come to naught. I suggested that they make the parents responsible: the kids get their grades up, parents get their free goodies. If not, no goodies. My suggestion was met with gasps of disbelief, shouts of derision, and a few acknowledgments that I was right.
If I recall correctly, the author of Freakonomics said something similar. I’ll admit it’s been a while since I read the book, but just going from memory he said the 3 biggest factors influencing a child’s chances of success were:
1: Marital status of the parents.
2: Education level of the parents.
3: Age of the mother when she had her first child (with children of mothers who first gave birth after the age of 24 being more likely to succeed).
Professor Graglia has a reputation for knowing the truth, and saying it out loud.
To prevent duplication, please do not alter the published headline, thx.
UT is about to have one less professor
Black and Latino students are failing because of the attitude and mindset of the Black and Latino communities....the “You’re acting White” nonsense
Of course, whites will be blamed. It’s always white folks fault
>> A professor at the University of Texas has sparked outrage
Screw the “outraged”. I’m “sick and tired” of the “outraged” that are offended by common sense. ESAD, you “outraged”.