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Originally Posted by ArtificialBrandon
A question to conservatives that I never thought I'd have to ask: isn't it possible that maybe, just maybe, poor performance by a student is his or her own fault? His or her parents' fault?
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Seems to me like this is almost universally the case. If a kid fails in school while his peers succeed, it's rarely because he's not getting the attention that he absolutely needs. It's more likely that he's been raised by inattentive parents or that he's simply a loser. At least all the dropouts in my public school were, and I know this because I went to school with them and met most of their parents. The ones who actually needed help were all put in special education (with the retards
) and got shipped off to tech school after they graduated (they make more money than I do now :P).
Of course, I can't speak for other public schools, and I've heard that they're not quite as good in some cities as they are in rural Minnesota (mine wasn't so hot, though). But I imagine higher dropout rates signify higher concentrations of fuckup parents rather than poor teaching.
From an idealist standpoint, I agree with Blanco; the government should be able to influence parents more, and I think if such a thing were possible at all it could be done with plenty of room left for personal preference and without forcing moral values on anyone (Satan's not a fan of morals). But it'll never happen.
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