EDUCATION STARTS AT HOME ...
And LAUSD superintendent David Brewer seems to understand that. In Washington Monday, Brewer unveiled a plan for boosting parental literacy -- after all, parents who can read are more likely to raise children who can read. One can quibble with the mechanics of Brewer's plan -- sending teachers into housing projects -- but give him credit for addressing a fundamental problem that's too often ignored in the public-education debate. The family is the great engine of inequality in our society, and it's unrealistic to expect schools to even out all the inequalities that engine cranks out. Improving parental literacy is a worthy goal, even if hard to achieve.
One wonders if Brewer has any ideas on how to curb the greatest force for inequality of all -- the epidemic of fatherlessness.
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Education Does Indeed Start At Home!!
This nation is facing a crisis in education. 30,000 to 40,000 students drop out of the Los Angeles Unified School District every year. Not surprisingly, most of these are Latinos.
At 37 million, Latinos are now the largest ethnic population in America.
The highly controversial book, entitled "Clipping Their Own Wings," written by Ernesto Caravantes, himself a Latino, highlights the issue that has not been given enough attention – the Hispanic culture itself, and how the Latino culture is ultimately to blame for this quagmire.
Ultimately, until Latino parents begin raising their expectations, the drop-out phenomenon will continue to be as high as it is for Latinos.
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July 9, 2007 11:15 AM