I have heard so many teachers complain of the lack of parental involvement in their child's education. However, I have to wonder where that supposed lack of interest comes from. Parents have no say in the curriculum their child is given. You might think that's not something new. But it sort of is. In the past, at least in some schools, certain topics were at a parent's discretion. Whether or not a child participated in lessons about sexual conduct or even Evolution was up to the parent. Controversial topics were left to the parents.
Yet no matter what they think, they can't choose to hold their child back if they don't agree with the topic. So thinking from the outside, my perspective would be: If I can't do anything about it, why should I care. Maybe you don't think about it consciously, but people really do stop bothering with those things that are just not going to change. Why bother.
But it's not just the curriculum. In many schools, parents aren't even allowed to send the kid's lunch. You are not considered knowledgeable enough or smart enough to know what's good for your child.
So again, why bother?
Who's fault is it that parents are losing interest? I don't condone that parents not participate in the child's education, but if they are not expected to have an opinion, then is it surprising they subconsciously or consciously start detaching themselves?
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