Absolutely they don't want out. Not at their age. If you suggest to a child that education is a way out, you will usually sound as if you are suggesting that the child reject his/her parents. Children need to feel attached to their parents even when their parents are not healthy for them. I do not know what the solution is, but I think that telling kids there's a better world for them away from their family will turn the child away from education. Jan
On Mon, 25 Dec 2006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 12/25/2006 12:53:59 AM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Rosie, > We are both in NC, and I see this as well. Parents that believe that > baseball, football, soccer, and dance are more important than reading! > > > It isn't really sports and dance that I see interfering. Most of my > students cannot afford these types of activities. It appears to be just a > general > apathy, I believe partly because most of the single parents that I deal with > didn't have good school experiences, many didn't finish high school, and > most > are just "tried" of providing the basics. My students live in poverty, and > for what ever reason, don't realize that education is the way out, or don't > want out. Many of them live in neighborhoods filled with gangs, and > probably > have siblings who are gang members. > > Rosie > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
