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Originally Posted by Rochard
I used to think the same thing... Until my kid was flunking out of school and there was nothing anyone could do to help her. I have two college degrees so I am not exactly stupid, we helped on homework every night, the teachers helped... No matter what she did very poorly at school. We even did two years of tutoring....
Suddenly this year something clicked and she's now a straight A student...
We are quick to blame the parents, but I don't believe this is always the case. Sometimes the kids just aren't motivated or in the right place.
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That could always happen. Kids are going to be their own person a lot of the time, and if that person is a slacker -- it doesn't matter how they were brought up. But, it doesn't mean every kid shouldn't get a good head start. Not that you were saying that.
There's also kids who could come from the worst situation, and make something of their life. But all the more better if they have great schooling even before they officially get to school. Government helping adults is one thing, but every taxpayer should be happy to make sure little kids get a good start in education because it'll be good for all of us from every angle...crime rate, economy, innovation, etc. It's funny how our elected leaders don't see it as the number one priority in making the country better. It's probably more like number 20 on the list of things important to them, behind drilling for oil, or keeping the industrial war complex running.