The article eventually gets around to it, if only briefly, but it’s the parents. Shockingly kids with parents that give a fuck whether they go to school and how they’re doing will outperform those that don’t. This always gets wrapped up in a school v school, public v private debate and the perfect control group already exists in the many towns around the country where there’s one school and everyone goes there regardless of background.
Kids that have families that get the basics right will do much better than those that have alcoholic or generally disengaged parents even in schools with the same principal, policies or extra curriculars.
I don’t think there’s much that can really be done about it.
Smart people are just more likely to be well off given that intelligence is the best predictor of success, even more than being born rich. Intelligence is also passed down to kids in their genes, so it’s just a cycle that keeps going. There’s nothing in the system that really stops students who are smart and/or hard working to do well though.
Shockingly kids with well off homes and parents who have the time and resources to devote to their kids do better than others.
Next there’s going to be a shocking article that shows students who study perform better than those who don’t.
No shit Sherlock. Parents nurturing and encouraging their kids education leads to more success, who would have thought.
I think that DEIS has caused issues. The disadvantaged label just marginalises them further as anyone who cares about their kids education will avoid those schools. Also, they end up with way more SEN students compared to non-DEIS schools which must make it so much harder for the teachers there.
Just on the word because it came up:
Feeder are a damn great and under appreciated band.
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The article eventually gets around to it, if only briefly, but it’s the parents. Shockingly kids with parents that give a fuck whether they go to school and how they’re doing will outperform those that don’t. This always gets wrapped up in a school v school, public v private debate and the perfect control group already exists in the many towns around the country where there’s one school and everyone goes there regardless of background.
Kids that have families that get the basics right will do much better than those that have alcoholic or generally disengaged parents even in schools with the same principal, policies or extra curriculars.
I don’t think there’s much that can really be done about it.
Smart people are just more likely to be well off given that intelligence is the best predictor of success, even more than being born rich. Intelligence is also passed down to kids in their genes, so it’s just a cycle that keeps going. There’s nothing in the system that really stops students who are smart and/or hard working to do well though.
Shockingly kids with well off homes and parents who have the time and resources to devote to their kids do better than others.
Next there’s going to be a shocking article that shows students who study perform better than those who don’t.
No shit Sherlock. Parents nurturing and encouraging their kids education leads to more success, who would have thought.
I think that DEIS has caused issues. The disadvantaged label just marginalises them further as anyone who cares about their kids education will avoid those schools. Also, they end up with way more SEN students compared to non-DEIS schools which must make it so much harder for the teachers there.
Just on the word because it came up:
Feeder are a damn great and under appreciated band.