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by testfoobar 1161 days ago
Agreed. Love, shelter, food and support. Schools have kids 6hrs a day. Learning happens 24/7. There is no way schools can compensate for a bad home life. Progressive school reformers are blindingly naive to the impact that the other 18hrs of a child's day has to their performance at school.
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> There is no way schools can compensate for a bad home life

There is a difference between "parents always matter to a child's education" and "let's stop trying to improve schools cause what's the point". The latter is basically the same as "schools are pointless, why have them in the first place?". If you believe that, look at some countries that don't have schools...