my when my dad helped me with it -- it became much easier. he would have been a good teacher.

women, as I would just be earning my MRS degree. I imagine the effects of female poverty in trying to raise a kid single-handedly probably have more to do than just "dad" not being around.

The economic benefits of making a good match are probably a lot greater than the economic benefits of the education itself.

You should be ashamed for posting this, but I know you aren't.

My grandfather sent my mother to college in 1940. She asked him how she could repay him. He said make sure my grandchildren get a great education. She and my father sent me, my brother, and my sisters to college. I sent my daughter. Education is about the soul. It is about finding yourself. It is the freedom not to marry. It is to be free to chose.

Unfortunately Science News only gives you the article's abstract and not the whole article so this info may have been accidentally taken out of context.

While I can agree that support by two parents or caregivers is more beneficial than one because it reinforces the objective of the one parent or caregiver, I don't believe that other adult has to be the father in a parenting situation in order to benefit the child's learning progress. That's like saying children raised without a father, even if the child is in a household with two adult caregivers, diminishes the child's success at school! Which is yet another implied belief that a woman can't succeed without a man. I'll bet, for example, that two women or a mother and older sibling could be just as effective.

(Oh boy, another progressive feminist making a mountain out of a molehill) But then again, something to consider, so I'm just sayin'!

I'm a small business owner in South Florida, and I've started a fundraiser through youcaring.com. My goal is to provide free tutoring and school supplies for kids in need. God knows our education system isn't doing a damn thing for them. Even the smallest donation would help a lot; you can find me through Alpha Kid Tutoring through youcaring.com.