Teachers, on the other hand, are the experts on instruction. After all, what could be more personal that a parent and child sharing a book at bedtime?Īlejandro Gac-Artigas, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Springboard Collaborative Springboard Collaborative There is no smaller classroom than a family’s living room, and there is no better way to personalize instruction than through a parent. Moreover, they are uniquely positioned to read with their kids in a one-on-one setting. Whereas teachers change annually, parents accumulate a wealth of knowledge about their children as learners. Parents are the experts on their children. Let’s consider, for a moment, the assets they bring to the table: We do read a lot about what low-income parents lack. Parental involvement is important, but how is it fair to ask these parents to do more? Especially since these are the same groups who are more likely to have less formal education while being more likely to be essential workers or be more directly impacted by the pandemic economically and health-wise? Parents’ love for their children is the single greatest-and most underutilized-natural resource in education.Ģ) We read a lot about what parents lack, especially parents of color who live in poverty. Schools-if only by necessity-must support families in their role as educators. Connections matter more than connectivity. Not their school, and certainly not their technology. What matters most in a child’s life is their family. Experts describe this as a “ parenting gap” that leads to a vicious cycle of intergenerational wealth inequality. Over the last decade, college-educated parents have quadrupled their investment of time and money in their children, while parents without a college degree have only modestly increased their investment. ![]() They’re widening because of all the things their parents are doing off screen. ![]() And while distributing WiFi-enabled devices is laudable, academic disparities aren’t widening because privileged kids have access to superior screen time. In my professional life, as CEO of literacy nonprofit, I see low-income families navigating a starkly different set of circumstances.
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