Originally Posted by Peter
Dude,

I gave an example with Dr. Ben Carson. His Mom was a single parent and she hold two jobs. She did not have extra money for tutoring or what not when her sons were failing. She just gave them ultimatum and made them study hard. (I do not remember about the school but most likely not a good one either but he succeeded anyway mainly due to his mom's intervention.)

My spidey-sense is telling me that this is a gross oversimplification.

Originally Posted by Peter
I also noted that high SES is an advantage. BUT there is no excuse for not taking 10 minutes a day and make your kids accountable.

Just to make sure I'm not misunderstanding you here, it seems to me that you're implying that, since low-SES families are generally associated with low educational achievement, the primary cause is that the parents do not spend 10 minutes a day with the child, in which they emphasize the importance of good grades. Is that correct?