powayseller, I somewhat agree and disagree with your post. I don’t think you need a parent to be home all day. You just need parents to be home at decent hours, i.e. not work-aholic. I agree that you need parents who teach their kids values and put importants in education.
I don’t know about Chula Vista High or National City Hight, but I know Mira Mesa High had good test scores. Like I said, we were among the top in SD school district. That’s why we always had problem with getting proper funding because they think we don’t need it.
I agree kids from educationed parents are raised to value education. However, I know many who try to excel in school even though their parents had very limited education. It might be due to us being 2nd generation immigrants. In Mira Mesa High, there were plenty of students who try to excel, and I hang around with them. We took as many Honor/AP classes as we could. We even took classes at JC. I had friends who end up going to Ivy Leagues and do well in college just like they did in HS.
So, my point is, nurture has a lot more impact than nature. Environment will help you achieve a little bit more, but how the parents raise their kids is much more important. Like you said, mom at home is better than mom working night and day.
