From Newsweek March 23, 2009
According to the Coleman Report (1966), "Schools are remarkably similar in the effect they have on the achievement of their pupils when the socioeconomic background of the students is taken into account." That was a delicate way of saying the quality of schools is affected by the environment and reflects the quality of the families.
One scholar estimated that about 90 percent of the differences among schools in average proficiency can be explained by five factors—number of days absent from school, amount of television watched in the home, number of pages read for homework, quantity and quality of reading in the home and the presence of two parents in the home.
Although, some of these factors cannot be helped. Parents should mandate a consistent time and place of one hour for studying each school night. If the student has no homework (a rare occasion) then the student should be encouraged to read silently or aloud. Students having good study habits at home are more likely to have good habits during school.
In closing, MAKE STUDY TIME A PRIORITY EVERY NIGHT. MODEL GOOD BEHAVIORS AND ATTITUDES TOWARD READING AND STUDYING FOR YOUR CHILDREN. INSTEAD OF WATCHING TV ~ READ.
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