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To: TimF who wrote (4211)	11/7/2006 9:33:31 AM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10087

It has now become glaringly apparent that we are losing our foot hold in the competitive world market. Even president Bush has recognised that other nations are passing us up in the Math and Sciences. We have sacrificed challenge in schools for self esteme building. Do our low achieving uncompetitive high school students demonstrate high self esteme? You be the judge. Throughout history any group that could innovate the most awesome technological advances has been the group that rose to the top. In this era that will require us, among other things, to be competitive in math and the sciences. A quality education lies at the crossroads of a parent's encouragement and a child's curiosity. Behind language and behind communication lay understanding, the natural striving to be a part of something meaningful, and to renew through growth. When it comes to our education system we can look at the high achieving success stories and we can attribute many factors as making a difference between the successful students and the failures. However, we find these success stories in all kinds of communities. There is one single factor that is always true when it comes to successful students... they are supported by nurturing, caring, and very involved parents. You can be overly dictatorial, like the overly authoritarian parent who is so self absorbed and controlling that their children can never satisfy them, or find avenues for individual expression. The dictatorial model lacks the trust and autonomy essential in relationships needing to grow and change while achieving beneficial outcomes. You can be too permissive, like the extremely liberal parent who is so self-sacrificing that children walk all over them. The permissive model lacks the confidence, the strength, and the vision children need from adult roll models. It’s no wonder such children often become demanding, while confused about what to do with their lives as adults. Over involvement is not a measure of Authoritarian or permissiveness. Beneficence in parenting allows parents to keep things manageable and pleasant while achieving at optimal efficiency. Attitudes and conduct that lead to a general well being of self and others are not restrictive, they are restorative and the result of a beneficent regard. Although some teachers have this and some parents have lost it, most parents have a beneficent regard for the personal well being of their children. It also requires complete involvement.