1. "Pressure from family can take various forms. Many students get more pressure to help out with child care, housework, or earnings than they do to excel at school. Others feel that their family's pressure has more to do with a parent's agenda than with the student's best interests." (page 76)
With some students home lives school is not considered that number one priority. Some parents may want their children to help take care of family matters before attempting to excel at school. Some parents might also have a set agenda for their kids without thinking or asking what the student wants.
2. All too often homework is considered to be a bottom task on a priority list. Some homes need the extra help of their children to help out with family matters. One thing that really erks me is the parents that set their kids goals without confronting the student. I had a friend in high school who was not allowed to do what they really wanted to do because their parents would not allow it. They ended up doing the activity anyways and lying to their parents about it. It think it's really sad that some students need to keep things from their family because the family is missing out on viewing or participating in what makes that student truly happy.
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