Reply #5: And the kids get it. They know they can run around and no one really cares.

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The people at the very top want to make a buck, the Superintendents and Principals need the numbers for their higher salaries, and sadly, many are more than at burn out mode, 1/2 nazi acting, and care about the numbers for the people at the top who dictate their jobs, livelihood, and continuation of a position for the number game hostage money situation. The teachers are stuck in a terrible situation. Lack of support from administration, students, and parents. They are in charge of teaching the future generation of Americans, yet are given nothing but grief. Sadly, even these children's parents barely know what to do with their own children's behavior. Teachers are supposed to teach and manage the class, but there is no incentive for the kids to learn; especially if they live in impoverished neighborhoods. Its not like they have a lot of positive images and further hopes from the atmosphere around their daily lives.

How many times do the statistics have to point out that poverty breeds low testing scores and high drop out rates? How many times do the stats have to prove that a child who is hungry is less able to focus on their classwork. AND now that the stimulus is pretty well wiped out, and states are still hemorrhaging money, the kids are expected to pay for more of their own materials, pay for their way to get to the school, and pay for extracurricular activities after school.. Along with that regular after school programs that target at risk youth, are being cut back or closed completely. And now even better off children in the burbs who get good grades, go to college, and graduate have very few job opportunities; especially one's that pay enough to be independent and pay the loans back that they took for their higher education. What kind of future are we creating for the next generation of Americans?