It seems to be a hopeless circle. Those kids you see and are probably afraid of, who are yelling, with their pants hanging down, looking in cars, talking on cell phones, are soon to be the parents you suggest have the power to change the situation. While the parents are not blameless, it may be that they are without the full box of problem solving tools that many of us take for granted.
As a person who seems to have some emotional connection to the problem, perhaps you could volunteer to be a mentor and become a small part of the solution. Through your experience perhaps you could be an example to one of those free school radicals. Who then may become one of those parents we all hope would just pop out of the earth and start raising their children right.
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As a person who seems to have some emotional connection to the problem, perhaps you could volunteer to be a mentor and become a small part of the solution. Through your experience perhaps you could be an example to one of those free school radicals. Who then may become one of those parents we all hope would just pop out of the earth and start raising their children right.
- jimlouis 4-07-2005 6:27 pm