Originally posted by G.P.girl
you know, maybe it has nothing to do with their race, maybe they're just lazy people. maybe it just has to do with where and how they are raised.
Exactly. It pains me to see the kids get pregnant in 6th grade and drop out (its done more than you think ) and then you have the kids who start dealing drugs and drop out because they see the money is easy - why do they need an education when they've got the good life without one? Then these kids who are dealing drugs and gettign pregnant have kids who do the same thigns. Its an endless cycle. My husband had not one or two kids, but a half his class last year had at least one parent in jail on drug related charges. On parent-teacher nights, only 30 or so parents would show up out of 120 students. Its very sad, and indeed kids with little or no support at home will grow up to be a serious student unless the drive within was so strong to compensate for the lack of it within the home. A teacher can only do so much to foster a sense of accomplishment, pride, self-worth, and self-esteem in a student. The rest comes from the family. Ahhh... but we're digressing from the original intent of the thread! (Sorry)