Parents Blame Themselves, Not Teachers, for Failing Schools

[Modern School]

Hey Teachers, It’s Not All About You

A new poll conducted by the Associated Press and Stanford University found that 68% of adults believe that parents deserve the blame for failing schools, while only 35% blamed the teachers. The poll also found that a slight majority, 55%, believed that their children were receiving a better education than they did, while 75% believed that the quality of their child’s school was good or excellent, indicating that the Ed Deform movement has failed to sway parents with their sky is falling and all teachers suck hysteria

To read more, please see http://modeducation.blogspot.com/2010/12/parents-blame-themselves-not-teachers.html

[YvonneCa]

1. Do you have any links to...

...this news, other than your blog?

[teach1st]

2. Some links

I think this is the poll in question:

http://surveys.ap.org/data%5CSRBI%5CAP-National%20Education%20Poll%20Topline%20100110.pdf


Poll: Most want easier way to fire bad teachers

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jdBrw1TkLUX5sIzqhOWYFsCrZDYg?docId=a9a453247bbf4fe2b0531f09e2646a4e


How AP-Stanford education poll was conducted

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/11/AR2010121101242.html

[YvonneCa]

3. Thank you! n/t