And I'll NOT take the blame for all the ills of public education. Daily I fight the stupid curriculum ... the top heavy administration paper shufflers ... the incompetent principals ... the union ... the lack of discipline and personal responsibility ... lack of supplies and texts ... NONE of it! You can be damn sure the kids who pass under my wings are loved, respected and taught right from wrong and personal responsibility. Given that no one gives a dang about them. There is NO father ... Mom is in jail and a drug user. The minute they leave the building ... (those "other hours" I referred to) they are going home (I use the term loosely) to abject poverty, crime, hate, early pregency, racism, the likes of which you could not imagine.
So home school, private school ... do what you have to do. But where there is NO parent involvement, whether it is in the city or the 'burbs . Chaos will reign. Kids will be raising themselves ... just like in the 'hood.
The minute they leave the building ... (those "other hours" I referred to) they are going home (I use the term loosely) to abject poverty, crime, hate, early pregency, racism, the likes of which you could not imagine. I lived in that world, worked with abused and neglected foster kids from it, and taught college kids from it.