Another important point, according to Stago, is to stop blaming the students and their parents for the failure. Indian parents have long been pressured and crushed for something that is not of their making. One example is homework. Stago insists that reservation schools can teach everything they need to within the hours the child is there. Stop the homework.
Teachers can adequately teach that child without giving homework.
In a survey Stago conducted, parents admitted that they often had no idea how to help their children with the homework. Social problems were another serious impediment to the successful completion of homework. The child may have gone home to an empty home, or to a drinking party, parents that are passed out. These situations create an adversarial atmosphere for students, according to Stago. But she offers an alternative.