Aggressive Parents Causing Trouble in Classroom
ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT | May 6, 2005 | By KATE SNOW

The problem, says Lisa Jacobson, chief executive of the tutoring and test preparation business Inspirica, may not improve until there are fewer students vying for college slots.

Until then, she said, "The best advice I can give to parents is to take a deep breath and question yourself: Where is it appropriate to intervene? And where can you let your children fail?"

Never letting a child experience failure, say education specialists, is the biggest mistake a parent can make.

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