Given that an established culture exists before those born into it and that the parents of the child being brought into the society have been enculturalised into it already, there are certain expectations of the newborn. ... The culture of the caste system protects the day to day existence of millions, the safety of society is provided by the guiding hand of a culture extending back thousands of years. ... Our actions are guided by the actions of our elders and significant others, who have in turn been influenced themselves. ...

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HOME SCHOOL CONNECTIONS IN LANGUAGE AND LITERACY For several decades now educators have recognised with great significance the integral role that parents play in their child's foundational language learning (Cairney & Munsie, 1992, p.1). ... This is really evident through Heath's (1986) study of three communities. ... The solution is not to seek to conform families to school expectations of what it is to be literate (Cairney, 2000, p.98). ... Accepting of the fact that parent involvement is critical to the academic and emotional growth of children, schools need a meaningful f...

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