Parents in the UK help less with homework
A new survey by the Varkey Foundation shows that parents in the UK are less likely to spend more than an hour helping their children with homework.
This is in comparison to parents in other countries, the survey shows.
As reported by the BBC, the survey of 27,830 parents in 29 countries found that 11 per cent of parents in the UK spent an extra day helping their children, compared with 62 per cent in India.
It found that 87 per cent of UK parents valued the quality of their children’s teachers, which was among the highest levels of any of the surveyed countries.
Ninety-two per cent of Kenyan parents rated teachers as 'good'.
The research also shows that many parents were concerned about whether their children would get good jobs and careers.
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