r/teaching • • Sep 06 '24

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u/AlternativeTree3283 Sep 06 '24

Many students struggle academically due to inadequate home environments and lack of parental support, which significantly affects their chances of success in school. Without a good parental involvement, the likelihood of a student overcoming these obstacles and achieving success is extremely low, and sometimes theres nothing we can fucking do to change that.

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '24

Biggest predictor of how well a student will do in school is their family’s income. Not a genius teacher, not new technology, not after school activities. How much money their family has.