[SJackson]

Good intentions should be enough, maybe they could lower their grading standards, then there'd be fewer Fs. Everyone can have a B. And force the kids to sign up and get paid. Better yet, pay them to go to school.

[randita]

The “poverty” found in some parts of Austin, the state's capital, is ultimately a poor excuse for educational failure or student apathy. Liberals may scoff at the notion that culture and values are to blame. But how do you explain what's taking place inside ramshackle schools in developing countries like India and China? There, bright-eyed students are eager to learn. Nobody pays them to show up and apply themselves.

Everybody knows this is the key, but it's racist to point it out. Within one generation, descendants of poor Asian immigrants (Vietnamese boat, e.g.) graduate at the top of their HS classes and become highly educated professionals.

[HIDEK6]

Better yet, pay them to go to school.

The biggest problem with what they were getting paid was the the kids would consider it "chump change."

The can make more money hustling and selling drugs and guns.

[DH]

What’s that old saying...”God helps those who help themselves?”