02-12-2011, 06:04 PM
Regarding Dick's posts, I think there is some truth there about opportunity. I've spent a lot of time in my kids' classrooms over the years. Beginning in kindergarten, I was AMAZED by the number of kids who showed up late, didn't bring in homework, regularly missed school, got in to trouble etc. etc. I've watched those some kids over the years and it just continues and seems to get worse. These kids started out their lives with parents that don't give a fuck about education and don't have any expectations for their kids. Will they be able to go to college? Maybe a community college but hell, they've been brought up to have little regard for school. I agree that at some point, we have to take responsibility for ourselves but I feel badly for these kids--they're fucked from the gate and they don't even know it.
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