Unprepared Children Demand Home Based Education Reform
Val Farmer, clinical psychologist with MeritCare in Fargo, reviews in a 2000 column how classroom behavior reflects home life. He cites shorter attention spans, lack of respect, aggression, weak moral grounding, reading gaps, low educational value, fatigue from late TV, and dysfunctional homes as key trends. He highlights immigrant success stories and calls for reader input and community strategies to reverse these patterns.