Abstract
On April 12, 2014 an opinion piece authored by Keith Robinson and Angel L. Harris, authors of the book The Broken Compass, appeared on the New York Times blog website The Opinionator. The opinion piece titled “Parental Involvement is Overrated,” suggested that the evidence supporting parental involvement as a means of improving children’s academic lives has been overstated. In fact, it made the claim that “most forms of parental involvement . . . do not improve student achievement” at all and “in some cases” it may “actually hinder it.”
Highlights
On April 12, 2014 an opinion piece authored by Keith Robinson and Angel L
Parent involvement advocates and researchers were dismayed that education researchers would be making such an assertion
What exactly were these scholars proposing? That parents not be involved at all? To respond to these questions, one needs to read Robinson and Harris‘ book The Broken Compass: Parental Involvement with Children’s Education in order to understand that these scholars are not advocating against parental involvement at all. They are challenging educators and policymakers to reconsider their one-size-fits-all notions when it comes to parental involvement in schools, the manner in which they conceptualize the involvement of non-white and workingclass parents
Summary
On April 12, 2014 an opinion piece authored by Keith Robinson and Angel L. To respond to these questions, one needs to read Robinson and Harris‘ book The Broken Compass: Parental Involvement with Children’s Education in order to understand that these scholars are not advocating against parental involvement at all.
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