Title An analysis on the relationship between the financial condition of parents and the academic performance of their childrenObjectives and meaning of the article1. To illustrate that parental involvement contains many aspects not only in material support but also in mental development.2. Demonstrate the importance of educational equality. Description of the phenomenon One cannot ignore the fact that children's educational possibilities are influenced by the social class of their parents. Lareau (1987) hypothesized that “middle-class parents, in supervising, monitoring, and supervising their children's educational experience, behave in ways that reflect the demands of schools. This appears to provide middle-class children with educational advantages over working-class children” (p. 83). In the past decade, there is a growing trend that more and more children of wealthy families in the mainland have obtained the highest scores in the college entrance exam, so that they can enroll in China's most distinguished universities (e.g. Tsinghua University and Peking University). . Otherwise, a large number of them choose to take the SAT, which gives them the opportunity to get closer to Western culture and education. Children who attend higher education are more likely to be successful and make great contributions to society. It has been well documented that there are many “effect sizes for specific variables related to parental involvement, parental participation in school events, and adoption of household rules related to schoolwork” (Jeynes, 2007, p. 96). Wealthy parents have the ability to provide more educational resources for their children, and they also have more opportunities to see how other parents raise their children successfully, which may influence their value and mind in educating their children. Even if they can provide their children with a
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