I recently came upon several articles by Joseph W. Guald (founder of the Hyde Schools). His thesis is that parenting is the key to America’s future. One of his pieces is called, “Fix parents, not kids. ” We can’t be more direct than that! We continue to ignore the parents’ role to our peril.
http://www.strugglingteens.com/news/lettertoeditor/fix_parents050415.html
See also his, “Parenting: The Key to America’s Future, ” in Education Week, December 1, 2010.
I agree with him. All the reform efforts underway are not going to make it if parents don’t step up to the plate to mentor and educate their children.
Who else is writing this stuff and this truth? Please send it along.
About Miriam
Miriam Kurtzig Freedman, JD, MA—an expert in public education, focused on special education law— is a lawyer, author, speaker, consultant, and reformer.
For more than 35 years, Miriam worked with educators, parents, policy makers, and citizens to translate complex legalese into plain English and focus on good practices for children.
Now, she focuses her passion on reforming special education, with her new book, Special Education 2.0—Breaking Taboos to Build a NEW Education Law. Presentations include those at the AASA Conference, Orange County (CA), Boston College (MA), CADRE (OR), and the Fordham Institute (DC). Her writings have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Education Week, Education Next, Hoover Digest, The University of Chicago Law Review on line, DianeRavitch.net, and The Atlantic Monthly on line.
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