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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is a fine line between discipline and parenting. Schools do need to be innovative and creative in in their discipline, to ensure that students don't miss instructional time. But there is a small fraction of kids who don't want to be in school. We must acknowledge that these children bring a myriad of issues to school stemming from their communities and parents. Schools are built around communities but the schools can't be parents and educate. It's why impoverished schools struggle in test scores and these children are under-prepared for college and career readiness. The truth may sting but these schools are trying to be parents and fix the emotional/social issues these kids bring to school before educating them. There is clearly not enough time to fix broken children and educate in ten months. [/quote]

Actually, in situations where everyone involved acknowledges that student success demands more than just standard academic teaching, student outcomes are much better. Schools can work with other social service interventions to provide better outcomes for students through wraparound services.  It's been tried in many places with a lot of success.  Conservatives argue that this is not the schools' job and that parents are solely morally responsible for ensuring good outcomes. [b] The way I look at it, no kid chooses to be born into poverty, violence and chaos. [/b] If schools and social service agencies can work together to make children's lives better, not doing so is the immoral choice.  [b]From a purely practical standpoint, education, food and other services are cheaper than prisons, [/b]and I'd prefer to live in safe communities where kids needs are addressed than a police state trying to deal with the consequences of neglecting those needs.
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I'm not conservative but practical, while children are not chosen to be born into poverty, its the poor choices that their parents make. You clearly are refusing to place blame on the shoulders of the parents. Parents need to work with social workers, etc but to outright refuse to acknowledge that poor parents are at fault is ridiculous. I also would prefer to live in a safe neighborhood, and in fact I do. But the fact remains, these children are broken BECAUSE OF THEIR PARENTS!! These children then repeat the same cycle by becoming unwed parents and etc. I would prefer to have parenting workshops but I would also prefer to not have to continue to pay for wrap-around services from people's inter-generational problems. How hard is it to not get pregnant before being stable and married? It's far easier than struggling to be a single parent on assistance and welfare. [/quote]

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