junho 02, 2011

Pequenos recuos ... grandes desastres

Counting the cost of family failure (baixar aqui). Não é só um desastre familiar e uma perda geracional: é também um prejuízo colectivo (com várias causas) que empobrece, além dos envolvidos, toda a comunidade.

Excerto fora dos programas da Paixão pela Educação:

In broken homes, parents are often not available to assist with homework and to encourage learning and basic skills. David Hart, the general secretary of the National Union of Head Teachers, complained that teachers had to spend time giving children the social skills that should have been given by the family. He also noted that parents weren’t feeding their children properly and ensuring they got a good night’s sleep. Delegates at the annual conference of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers in 2008 said chaotic home lives and poverty made children unable to learn. Research consistently shows that optimal school outcome is significantly associated with increased parental education, child rearing by two parents and stability in family composition and geographic residence.

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