Students everywhere are harder to reach and teach, their attention
and motivation less reliable, their language and behavior more
provocative.? This is largely because parents, suffering a
widespread loss of confidence and competence, are increasingly
anxious about their children's success, yet increasingly unable to
support and guide them?and increasingly assertive and adversarial
vis a vis the school.? Examining these trends and their underlying
causes, Evans calls for a combination of limits and leverage.? At
the policy level, we must rethink our notions of accountability,
accepting the reality that schools cannot overcome all the forces
that affect children's lives and learning.? At the schoolhouse,
educators can improve their impact by clarifying and asserting
"purpose" (core values) and "conduct" (norms for behavior), and by
becoming more appropriately parental vis ? vis students "and"
parents.? Evans outlines concrete ways to implement these measures,
and closes with a reflection on ways to sustain hope and commitment
in the face of unprecedented challenge.
"Too many Americans are eager to blame the media or teachers for
their children's failure to learn. In "Family Matters" Rob Evans
has the courage to tell the simple truth: parents in America are
abdicating their responsibilities. They are not sending children to
school who are ready to learn, and educators are being overwhelmed
by the behavioral problems and emotional needs of under-parented
children. In this persuasive and powerful book, Dr. Evans cuts
through our national denial and offers both a hard-headed analysis
of our parenting failures and realistic school-based solutions to
these problems."
?Michael Thompson, coauthor, "Raising Cain and Best Friends, Worst
Enemies"
"In a brave and winning combination of information, analysis,
anecdotes, and personal observations, Rob Evans makes a forthright,
powerful case for renewed and respectful school-family
collaboration on behalf of children."
Theodore R. Sizer, Coalition of Essential Schools
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