That's one that you can't lay on the government -- the best school in the country won't make a bit of difference if the students don't want to learn, and if their environment (family, peer group, neighborhood) doesn't value education, it's not likely that the kid will learn anything anywhere. My four kids went to one of the worst grade schools in town, a notoriously poor middle school, and a decent high school. Two went to Yale, one to NYU, and one to OU (school of engineering) on scholarships. Education is highly valued in our family, and they "hung" with kids of like minds. Bottom line - a good student will not be held back by a poor school, and a unmotivated student won't gain anything from the best school.
> > The govt doesn't have a good record for many of the things they do - govt > run education is another of the things they do poorly, IMO. > > Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics." -Benjamin Disraeli '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
