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ken0042 · 01-31-2008, 08:29 AM

I guess my thinking is that if 40% of one group is dropping out; then putting those kids all together will simply re-enforce the fact that dropping out is the "norm"; as it seems like all sorts of kids are doing it. Might make one kid who is on the verge say "fata it- If Steve dropped out, and so did Trevor, then why should I still hang around."

As for the "not allowing them to have kids"- it really isn't a matter of not allowing them. As you pointed out this is a free country. I don't have the answer but perhaps we need to be shunning those who get pregnant as teens a little more; and try to stop the cycles of poverty. Does the black kid who drops out do it because he wants to support his family? If so, we need to address that and show the kids that dropping out to get a minimum wage job will result in a lifetime of minimum wage jobs; whereas staying in school a few more years will help end the cycle.

01-31-2008, 08:29 AM	#85
ken0042 Playboy Mansion Poolboy Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout Exp:	I guess my thinking is that if 40% of one group is dropping out; then putting those kids all together will simply re-enforce the fact that dropping out is the "norm"; as it seems like all sorts of kids are doing it. Might make one kid who is on the verge say "fata it- If Steve dropped out, and so did Trevor, then why should I still hang around." As for the "not allowing them to have kids"- it really isn't a matter of not allowing them. As you pointed out this is a free country. I don't have the answer but perhaps we need to be shunning those who get pregnant as teens a little more; and try to stop the cycles of poverty. Does the black kid who drops out do it because he wants to support his family? If so, we need to address that and show the kids that dropping out to get a minimum wage job will result in a lifetime of minimum wage jobs; whereas staying in school a few more years will help end the cycle.