My parent's generation was not well educated and did not help, nor do I know anyone else who's parents helped them. They often did not even graduate, so they could go work.
When it comes to reading in particular, this is normally done at home and there is a direct correlation between how much time a parent spends with their child teaching them to read and providing them with additional reading materials and how well they end up being able to read when they're an adult. And given that all students interface with study materials by reading, then it follows that a child with an involved parent regarding homework in general and reading in particular will have better academic outcomes.
We've got 60 years of popular culture that has actively ridiculed parents who DON'T help their kids with their studies.
I really don't give a shit about how well educated your parents were. If anything, your anecdote shores up the point you think you're degrading.
> To be blunt, I never conflated a fucking thing.
Look up the comment tree to the original question you responded to. Teaching kids gradeschool-level math/science is not the same thing as helping with homework.
> It's why there's so much consternation about common core and "new math,"
There's far more consternation about "discovery-based learning" curriculums and disruption in classrooms.
> We've got 60 years of popular culture that has actively ridiculed parents who DON'T help their kids with their studies.
This was also pulled out of thin air.
Your reading comprehension is as poor as your communication skills. Teaching them things they don't know to shore up what they learned in class is EXACTLY what helping them with their homework is about.
Child: "I don't understand X."
Parent: "Well, let's go over your materials to help you understand what X is."
This is NORMAL. It is also TEACHING.
> There's far more consternation about "discovery-based learning" curriculums and disruption in classrooms.
I can tell you've never been a parent or spoken to parents.
> This was also pulled out of thin air
LOL.