tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4477131299817733843.post5021040300410846935..comments2023-05-26T10:44:37.150-04:00Comments on The Bi-Coloured-Python-Rock-Snake: On Education: A Good Place to StartBi-Coloured-Python-Rock-Snakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10486453438350039642noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4477131299817733843.post-70264064562119422382008-09-02T19:26:00.000-04:002008-09-02T19:26:00.000-04:00Don't get me started on family meals - I was readi...Don't get me started on family meals - I was reading in Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma that most of the families who report eating dinner together are actually kinda preparing their own individual meals and then eating them alone in the same general vicinity.<BR/><BR/>My family and our love for food probably spends a LOT more time together in the kitchen preparing food than eating it in the dining room, but hey, food is the best social lubricant I know (even better than booze!).<BR/><BR/>But I agree with the central focus of your post - parents are probably the most influential factor in one's academic success, no matter how you define that. Unfortunately, I don't know how to scale that properly to fix our community's attitude towards proper education.Shanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17023519482024334644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4477131299817733843.post-75567685149312492092008-09-02T16:41:00.000-04:002008-09-02T16:41:00.000-04:00Something struck me: Akst is actually parenting hi...Something struck me: Akst is actually parenting his kids: Laying down rules, limits, and expectations. Making family meals a priority. <BR/><BR/>That's called PARENTING.<BR/><BR/>Do many children fail in school simply because their parents are not parenting them?Elephantschildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610471467736150461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4477131299817733843.post-86058177259672622782008-09-02T16:37:00.000-04:002008-09-02T16:37:00.000-04:00.... raised. Sorry, bad grammar..... raised. <BR/><BR/>Sorry, bad grammar.Elephantschildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610471467736150461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4477131299817733843.post-19998321831545869612008-09-02T16:36:00.000-04:002008-09-02T16:36:00.000-04:00From the article,Too many kids are growing up in h...From the article,<BR/><I>Too many kids are growing up in homes with little emphasis on reading, learning or culture. Nielsen Media Research reports that Americans ages 2 to 17 spend an average of three hours a day watching television, which is way too much for any good student.</I><BR/><BR/>That's a core problem, right there. <BR/><BR/>Sounds like Akst is raising his children pretty much like you and I were.Elephantschildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610471467736150461noreply@blogger.com