"Parents who expect everyone else to raise their kids. As a teacher, I had several smart students who wouldn't do work because their parents didn't care about education and figured it was our job to get their kids to do anything."
"If you aren't involved in your kids' education and raise them in an anti-intellectual household, they will lose interest in school. Few kids ever turn around from that and actually go against their family culture. The sad part is, many of these parents recognized their kids' intelligence but just couldn't care enough to be involved. Same thing with kids raised by grandparents/nannies/daycare, even when the parents have time to be with their kids. It's great to have helpers and a village, but if you don't want to be around kids, why did you have them?"
Many parents expect others to raise their children, leaving teachers to manage behavior and academics. Some students display clear intelligence but refuse schoolwork because parents do not value education and assume schools will provide discipline and motivation. Children raised in anti-intellectual households commonly lose interest in learning, and family culture rarely reverses that trajectory. Some parents recognize their children's intelligence yet fail to engage. Reliance on grandparents, nannies, or daycare can exacerbate detachment when parents are physically available but emotionally absent. Community support can help, but parental presence and involvement remain essential for fostering academic interest and responsibility.
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