What amazes me more is the attitude of some people who cannot see the eventual ramifications of these children semi-functioning in this country. I say let's TRY to teach them values and standards while WE have the office and the power.
"What amazes me more is the attitude of some people who cannot see the eventual ramifications of these children semi-functioning in this country." I see them clearly enough already: kids removed from society and from their parents and their parents' values, force-fed mindless pablum, assessed, charted, manipulated, and completely dependent on others to tell them what to do. Howlin's response? MORE! MORE! MORE!