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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it makes a dent. My school is very diverse in terms of SES and race. The number of middle class kids getting inter agency counseling has risen dramatically. I think it is a combination of the break up of the family and the direction our culture has taken. [b]Schools are now expected to provide for kids the way families used to.[[/b]/quote]

This, bolded is precisely the problem.  We aren't encouraging parents to break out of the cycle of poverty.  In fact, in my experience in social services, more is expected by the parents.  More services create additional problems. Schools are expected to feed, clothe, supply and waive fees for low income students. Parents expect translation services, parent liaisons, free programs, access to charity outreach.  Instead of a one time emergency help situation, aid goes for PreK-12.[/quote]

I'm a historian.  The records are definitive that this is not a case of "providing" shifting from family to government, instead kids just went without (and got less education, and died younger). Child poverty dropped significantly and hit its lowest rate in the late 1960s with the war on poverty programs introduced during the Johnson administration. [/quote]

Oh, you, historian, stop with the facts that go against my uninformed opinion! I dislike spending my money on taxes that feed other people's children but still want to self congratulate on what a good person I am. I need a narrative in which my selfishness helps people![/quote]

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