[Beagle8U]

"A parent who only finds out his child is doing poorly in school when he fails the high-school state exam is just not paying attention. I mean, come on."

I mean come on Skippy. The freaking parents would sure as heck know the kids had problems if they failed 6th grade several times also! Then they might get involved. Sorry, no excuse for the teachers shuffling them through.

[VictoryGal]

Sigh. Whatever. Yeah, the teachers shouldn't promote kids if they're not ready. But, ultimately it's the responsibility of the parents to make sure their kid gets a good education, and it's the kid's responsibility to do the best he can.

If a parent pops the kid into the education system like they would a shirt into a washing machine, they're at best ignorant and at worst neglectful.

What parent of kids with straight D's wouldn't get after the kid and the teachers well before high school exit exams? A bad one.

Repeat after me: Personal Responsibility.