[Wayne Maybury]

Originally Posted by Anthony

I think the problem with education is not with the school system/teachers. It's with the parents, and their lack of involvement in the education process. My parents spent countless hours with me and my siblings, before even starting school going over reading and math skills. I do the same with my kids. There are so many parents who donlt have the time or even care about their childs learning, and leave the education process entirely up to the school system. What a big mistake. The high school failure rates traces back to the families, and their lack of involvement in educating and raising their children. Until you fix the family problems, you will never fix the education problem.

Anthony, we have a 4 year old grand daughter that is with us 2 days per week . I have been doing ABC's and numbers with her since she was 2. She didn't understand at first but she can now do the full alphabet as well as count to the mid teens in English and in French. I am trying to teach her how to write her letters but she hasn't grasped the concept quite yet. She likes to make lots of H's but no A's, B's or C's so far. None the less, I try to spend a few minutes doing something constructive with her every day. It has to be fun for her and of course a 4 year old has a very short span of attention. I have learned to be patient.

Wayne