I think in a lot of cases attitudes toward learning are more about educational background than money. I know plenty of people who are relatively financially disadvantaged but not worried about their next meal or the basics, still very uninvolved in their children's education. You probably won't check out a book about dinosaurs if it means telling your child you don't know how to pronounce the names. If you didn't go to college, your science and history background in certain areas might be inaccurate. You can't pass on knowledge you don't have and as long as schools are trying to determine in advance what kids are and aren't capable of and limiting kids or having lower expectations based on assumptions shaped by home environment, the kids are screwed.

Last edited by MotherofToddler; 05/01/13 04:29 PM.