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I personally don't think it is the school district's/ government's problem to GET kids to school. Our district spent $1 MILLION a YEAR on busing. What about walking 5 miles through the snow? What about being responsible for your kids to get them to this wonderful, free thing that they have the opportunity to have? an education. Why is it always the government's fault?? Does not make sense.

(a teacher)

I worked for a year in a wonderful country school. The principal was in his last year. He looked at the absense report and then got in his car and went to the places he knew truants would be and brought them to school. Big and bureaucratic schools are not nearly as effective as neighborhood schools under local control.

What about being responsible for your kids to get them to this wonderful, free thing that they have the opportunity to have? an education. Why is it always the government's fault?? Does not make sense.

Well, you have some points, too. Thanks for your post.

What about being responsible for your kids to get them to this wonderful, free thing that they have the opportunity to have?

I agree. I think the main reason that the tutoring program isn't being utilized is that many kids these days don't want to learn. The ones that need the tutoring are the ones that are least likely to invest any energy into bettering themselves. (Otherwise, they wouldn't need tutoring! A catch-22.)

I taught for a brief time in a private school and most of the kids there wanted A's without having to do any work. I'd say about 5% were motivated. And this was at a private school where the parents spent big bucks for their kids to learn. I think all education in this country has gone so far downhill, it'll take massive changes to revive it. I was expecting kids/parents/standards like when I went to school 25 years ago, and was shocked to see how little is expected of these kids in math and science. No wonder Japan and most other countries are beating us in all the international math and science tests for the past decade! We should be really embarassed....