2008 U.S. Presidential Election - Primaries

[Roy Karrde]

Its not the schools fault completely that the kids don't learn. Its their upbringing and parents. They should try to implement better ways to set better examples for the children, so they possibly could do more with their lives than sell drugs or whatever else poor people do other than cause global warming.

You're right in the fact that it is the parents fault to make them study after school. Yet during school, and during study periods, it is the school's fault. Yet the school's continue to fail them by teaching to the lowest common denominator. If we want them to improve their lives and not sell drugs, then we need to force the schools to work on these students. If not they will never do well on the SAT Test or any other college placement test and remain where they are.

Then tell me why these schools that actually try to pick up still fall back.

Examples? Proof? Becuase I am sure I can bring in just as many schools that have pushed themselves to succeed.

It's because the students who are pushed don't care after being pushed long enough.

Much of that is their teacher's fault for not inspiring their students. If the teachers cannot get the kids to work and bring themselves up, the students will remain in a rut.

Not trying to be prejudiced in any form, but the good majority of these trying schools are in areas where there is no sight to this "real world"; all the students know of is that any of them could turn up imprisoned or even dead at any point. It's the psychology behind it that leads them to that point of oblivion.

I would suggest for you to go to any elementary school, even in the inner city and ask them. "What do you want to be when you grow up?" How many will say drug dealer? How many will say gang banger? How many will say hooker? These children do have dreams, they do have aspirtions, yet some where along the way, the place where they spend a good chunk of their day fails them.

America has always been about reaching for your dream, working hard enough and you can be anything you want to be. Should we not award the schools that provide our children with those tools, and punish the ones that stagnate?

Or have we become so lazy, so careless, that failure seems to be the only option for these schools?