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Monday, July 18, 2011

Diary of a Social Art-tivist Mommy: Top Insurer of future success- Parental involvement

Diary of a Social Art-tivist Mommy: Top Insurer of future success- Parental involvement

Top Insurer of future success- Parental involvement

We've all heard about what some top factors for future personal success are. Some say it's the teacher, some claim it's the child's ability to persist, some say it's small class sizes. I'm here to say it's the parent....period.

Now before we more forward I should describe what I mean when I say 'success'. Having been a teacher for the last 14 years, I'm that last person to tout success assynonymous with large accumulations of money. As the rich will tell you, money does not always bring