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When your cultural values conflict with your children's academic success

I taught my kids to be respectful and quiet like I was raised but now their teachers say they need to speak up more and participate and I don't know which way is right anymore.

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A parent confronts the clash between inherited cultural norms and the behavioral expectations of their children's educational environment.

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