The children of poor parents are a year behind in vocabulary tests by the time they start school, says a report. Read about it in the Times, along with comments from intolerant middle England fascists – it’s all the fault of people on benefit, you know…
Being poor isn’t the problem. Being dumb and/or unwilling to learn (parents AND kids), is a massive problem, and one for which teachers often carry the (unjustified), can. You cannot force learning upon a child who has no interest in it.
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