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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The poor get plenty of uplift and plenty of opportunity in this city - far more than most other places - but not enough of the poor do their own part and seize opportunity - instead, many rely on the handouts as a core part of their regular living rather than as what is supposed to be a temporary boost to give them a hand and lift them out of poverty.[/quote]Yeah, you tell that to a teenager who can't read properly who happens to be lucky that I'm paying my own money for a reading tutor to teach  her how to read.  She has no clue what is ahead of her if she can't get this skill down but she's basically a good kid who goes to school every day and does her homework and gets passed along from year to year.  There are thousands of kids like her in the system coming out into a job market that no longer has decent-paying manufacturing jobs for people with limited education.  It's easy to dismiss them as not doing enough to [i]seize opportunity[/i] but even the kids who are trying to "seize opportunity" are suffering from deficits that started way back when they were toddlers. If you want the city to function properly there needs to be more friggin' opportunity to seize.

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There are tons of opportunities to be had in Washington DC.  Fortunes being made here every day.  BUT, people have to do their part.  If nobody's even putting in the effort to learn even the most basic foundational skills like reading and basic math, they will go nowhere.  Won't have much luck getting a job if you can't even fill out a job application.  But many of these kids have cultivated the "school is wack" attitude, they don't understand how much they HOLD THEMSELVES BACK with those screwed up values and attitudes.  Likewise, other things like habitual tardiness or skipping altogether?  With habits like that, even if you do get a job, you won't keep it long because your boss will fire you and hire someone more reliable.  This is fundamental stuff, folks.  And the worst part of it is that it's deeply culturally ingrained.  Yet nobody really wants to address it.[/quote]Wow. I tell you about a kid who hasn't learned to read properly and you decide it's because she blew off school and didn't try. How very wrong you are. In fact, I said nothing of the kind so [i]your[/i] reading comprehension is flawed. I've known this kid for 10 years and I know that it's the school system that's failed her but, go on, keep telling yourself that she deliberately rejected all these fabulous educational benefits that were showered on her. You can sleep at night thinking that but it will still be a lie. [/quote]

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