tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post7701097592796980328..comments2024-03-04T16:39:30.609+13:00Comments on Lindsay Mitchell: Almost complete disregard of fathersLindsay Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-54492924915323124002020-10-09T21:36:36.958+13:002020-10-09T21:36:36.958+13:00So there still research money out there to prove t...So there still research money out there to prove that children who sit still in class and study get good gradesJim Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337463816684447862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-50733017096973029332020-10-08T13:47:23.900+13:002020-10-08T13:47:23.900+13:00The relegation of fathers to the role of "par...The relegation of fathers to the role of "partner" to the woman of the children concerned is an indication of the post-modernist philosophy driving such research. There is extensive research showing the presence of the biological father in children's lives is critical to their achievement in all spheres of life, and that the presence of non-biological "partners" is no substitute (and in fact is often a negative influence, particularly when there is a series of such people in children's lives). The philosopher Jacques Derrida was clear that deconstructing the nuclear family was instrumental to the post-modernists' aim of bringing down Western liberal society and it is a little dismaying to appreciate the extent to which he and his fellow-travellers have succeeded.Kiwiwithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10507667837257013301noreply@blogger.com