03-06-2011, 01:00 AM
I think there is a lot of truth to what Manlove says, but I also believe that K-12 educators and school boards are to blame for this phenomenon. Every parent wants to believe that their child is just as smart or accomplished as the other students. Of course, this is extremely unrealistic but nobody wants to be the one to say so. Fact of the matter is, parents do not want to hear anything that might reflect poorly on the job they did raising their kids.
Our local urban school district boasts that their goal is to ensure that every student is "college ready" by the time they graduate. Great soundbite, but all this does is encourage students to overestimate their readiness for college.
Our local urban school district boasts that their goal is to ensure that every student is "college ready" by the time they graduate. Great soundbite, but all this does is encourage students to overestimate their readiness for college.