[lbo-talk] choices [was: trash talking the lumpenproletariat]

[Jordan Hayes]

> Let me ask this: if the schools are so effectively crushing the
> impulse to learn, why ... [better than in the past]

Because sometimes when you fill a vacuum, it still sucks?

(Basically you're arguing that it sucked even more in the past, which I 
guess not many would disagree with ...)

But I'll say this: at a number of different schools over the years, I 
had a wildly different set of experiences ... some of which matched 
what other have said, and some which were quite fulfilling.  My advice 
is: if your kid's school sucks, keep looking.  There are people out 
there who are interested in seeing your kid thrive.

Also: don't discount parental participation.  It's probably 3-5x more 
important (SWAG ALERT) what the parent is "doing in school" than what 
the kid is.

IMHO, YMMV.

/jordan