re: Disparate Impact Thinking Is Destroying Our Civilization

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The first step IMO is enacting school choice including magnets and trade schools.

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While I like the idea of school choice, that only puts kids who want to learn in one set of schools and leaves those without parental support in another set of schools. These schools then go from 30% problem kids to 80%, killing any chance for those with desire to learn.

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There are several ways to approach the discipline equation. The first is to convince hopeless kids that there is hope, that they can do better, that the American dream is as much theirs as anyone's. As with many things, the most important element is buy-in.

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For those with any desire, my daughter does an excellent job of motivating them. Sometimes it is as simple as being a teacher who shows up (with her parents) at sporting events, plays, etc. She encourages them and does not give the easy grade. For those that put forth effort, extra opportunities are given. For those that refuse, then, not so much.

However, which classes should you give up to do the parenting that these kids are not receiving - math, science, English?

There is a reason that Proverbs 13:24 says "He who spares his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him promptly."

Children have and will always need disciple. Children have not changed over the past centries - parents have. The Socialists destroying of the family unit has done more to damage to children and this country than anything else. No institution, whether governmental or religious, can replace the role of the parent, but that is what many expect. They expect to procreate without responsibility as we promise them "free" breakfast, "free" lunch, "free" child care, etc.