What do you suggest that the repeat offenders of skipping school get then?
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It was common for citizens of my parents generation ( born 1913) to leave school at the age of 14. Several of my parents’ friends and my father’s two sisters left school at this age. **ALL** went on to live highly productive middle class lives.
My parents, grandparents, and great grandparents would be appalled that an 18, 17, or even a 14 year old would be forced by the state to attend school when they had no desire to be there.
Please note well - wintertime did NOT respond to your question - in her own alinsky fashion she changed the subject as she is unable to answer such a straight forward question that indicates you may not agree in lock step with her position.
P.S. - I am not being rude by not including her in the “to” line as she has “politely and respectfully” asked for me to never do so again. Expect the same treatment fairly soon.........
ok now I see the disconnect here. You are still with a Leave it to Beaver mentality (expecting school to be like it was in the early 1900s) and those days are LONGGGGGG gone. I’m from a younger generation growing up in the 70s, but yet not like the current generation of kids that have the entitlement mentality.
You’re talking about grandparents and great great grandparents being appalled about 14-18 year old kids getting in trouble for skipping school. Unless I am unaware, kids have the right to drop out of high school no? Has this changed since the 670s and 80s or am I missing something here? I remember all the PSAs about encouraging kids to stay in school to further their education and to further their liklihood of success rather than dropping out.