Posted by
Prince Of Wails on Friday, January 18, 2008 7:09:46 PM
By the time they reach Kindergarten they have witnessed 5,000 murders/killings and more than 100,000 acts of violence, thanks to TV and Movies.
Their shoes light up when they walk and their brains may shut down when they talk. We spend $6,000 federal dollars a year educating them.
We instruct them to pass standardized tests. We don't instruct them to reason deductively. Our wonderful press writes about them only when they disappear or when they commit a random act of violence. For most the safest hours of their day are spent away from home at school. Over 50% of them have no father living in their house and all of them are on the Title I free lunch program.
Less than 20% will go on to post secondary education and fewer will complete college studies.
Who are they? They are America's future.
Lest we deride them, let's pity their plight. Let's form community coalitions from the fortunate and turn the tide for a generation.
Our Congress allows $60,000 per year to house federal felons and $6,000 per year to educate our future.
Something is wrong.