Thousands of parents are hiding a guilty secret. They are often completely baffled by their children’s homework. Six out of 10 admitted they struggled to answer their youngster’s questions in a recent study…

One in five adults admitted they thought their children were smarter than they were and one in three said they spent an hour a week on the internet or reading books just to keep up with their children’s education…

It comes as Ofsted, the education watchdog, said grandparents should be encouraged to help out in schools to improve grades, because so many parents are working full-time.

But a parent’s grasp of general knowledge is hardly better than their childrens’, an accompanying test revealed…

Source: Daily Mail
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