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Old 01-08-2012, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by quirky3 View Post
My brother and two sisters in law teach in urban areas, and they do not keep the parents "out of the loop", it is that many, many parents do not want to be involved and do not participate in parent/teacher activities. It is a source of great frustration to the teachers.
I agree.

It is silly to blame schools. It is ultimately the parents responsibility to teach values. But the teachers that I know and my children and grandchildren had were mostly wonderful examples. I know that because even as a grandparent I stayed personally involved with our school system....which was and is...drum roll please, Lakota Local in West Chester, Ohio. It is worth a google.
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