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Originally posted by AGDee
You're talking about some utopia that definitely isn't Detroit. The unemployment rate is 7.1% in Michigan. The city is almost bankrupt. There are no county hospitals in this area. The crime rate is sky high and there are areas of the city that even police and EMS won't go because it's too dangerous. YET, the kids who fail in those schools are failing because of the teachers? Nope.
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I share your feeling that it is a tough situation. It's a self-inflicted toughness, for the most part.
Michigan used to be about the most socialist state, with high welfare payments, govt. controls, and high taxes. Now it - and especially Detroit - are reaping the consequences.
Many of these parents are at fault - they may have dropped out of school, had children with no fathers for support, spent money on big screens instead of books, and watched soap operas instead of seeking a job. That was sufficient when welfare checks were coming in and getting larger every six months. Now they have a problem.