Disconnect Among Teachers, Students, Parents
A survey commissioned by Deloitte, the accounting and consulting firm, reveals a sharp difference in educational goals between high school teachers, on the one hand, and low-income students and their parents, on the other.
When asked to identify the most important mission of high school, only nine percent of teachers surveyed chose the goal of preparing students for college. And just 10 percent said ensuring that students graduate from high school should be a primary mission.
In contrast, 42 percent of the parents and 48 percent of students ranked college preparation as the most important purpose of high school.
The survey, by KRC Research, included 401 online interviews of of high school teachers, counselors and administrators, 400 telephone interviews of low-income parents, and 601 telephone interviews of low-income high school students. Read the survey
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