parent. knowing what's different with your kids and the weaknesses of your school and the strength ofs of your school. in the previous week failing schools and teachers and unions and a lot of oyou are wriyou ar us and say, as a parent, you need to step up. steve writes, as a parent, if either of my daughters isn't doing well in school, i see that as my responsibility. what must i do as their father to ensure their success in school? >> that is like music. that is total music and what was said before, it's a balance. you have to have a balance between a really caring teacher who knows his or her stuff and really caring parents who say, i'm your partner. that's when the kid wins. with all of the curriculum and books and things that might be going on. if you have that partnership and