Dads are the 'Supermen' students need.

s0nicfreak · 2010-10-06T15:31:55+00:00

I don't think it necessarily has to be a mom and a dad - it can be two moms, two dads, or whatever - but kids are obviously going to learn more if they have two parents that actually care about their education. No matter how "strong" and "independent" women are, no one can be in two places at once; no one can be at the office and educating their children at the same time, no one can be sleeping for work the next day and helping their children with their homework at the same time. So if you're a single mom (or dad) using school as a babysitter while you work to pay bills, or if you're two people using school as a babysitter while you work to buy luxuries, your kid is not going to do as well as the kid with two parents that cared enough about education to give up luxuries so that one parent could stay home (or the kid with the single parent that cares enough about education to become self-sufficient - growing their food, getting their electricity from solar/wind/hydro power, etc. - and stays home, but of course most people don't believe that is possible).

nanomagnetic · 2010-10-06T17:19:58+00:00

His argument I can agree with, but only if I consider it in an expanded sense. Single-mothers raising kids aren't going to have all the time and resources to really raise their kids right. Same goes for single-dads. To a degree children need more than just a pair of parents. Friends and family and peers all round out an individual's childhood.

But Warren is definitely correct in pointing out where a lot of trouble starts and that's with absentee fathers.

Title	Dads are the 'Supermen' students need.
Author	Malhavik
Upvotes	12
Comments	4
Date	October 6, 2010 2:20 PM UTC (15 years ago)
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