A Tutor, A Mentor and A Failure

How to build my argument?

First an article from today's New York Times about a tutor/ mentorship program available to the wealthy, middle class unable to spend the time to insure their children complete their homework:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/08/nyregion/08homework.html?ref=education

It hardly bears worth mentioning, but why have children if one doesn't want to spend time with them?

However, the easiest way to insure a child's success in school is through parental support:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101029121554.htm

Do tutors and mentors qualify?

But, then, there is the issue of quality. What happens when one's child finally gets to graduate school, passes all those exams, exceeds parental dreams? In Manitoba, it could all be for nought. The university there is currently allowing a student to graduate with his Phd despite failing the exams twice and arguing test anxiety after the second failure (to be clear, no mention was made of the student having this anxiety during previous graduate school level courses or undergraduate programs) of his or her exams:

http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting/includes/current.xml (if the link doesn't work, the interview is a podcast on CBC, date: November 9, 2010, The Current radio program)

Ultimately, if a child is taught and learns well, becomes an ethical human being, he or she must do it for themselves because, ultimately, it is only their look in the mirror that matters.