[snowy]

I remember when I was at school (a long time ago) if you missed school the schoolboard chap would be knocking on the door that same morning. I blame the parents and the lack of discipline both at home and school for most of the truancies. It is a fact of life that some children are smarter than others.There will always be doctors and scientists,but they need tradespeople to build their houses and make there cars,thats where the rest of us come in.The main thing the school should concentrate on is the 3 r's. If you cant read and write you are on the road to nowhere. It is the parents job to check on their kids progress through school. They have the same problem here in Canada,but the current complaint is that the black children have the greater percentage of drop-outs. Some so-called acedemics are now suggesting that the blacks have their own schools. Thats very smart, it takes us back to the segregation of the 50's in the states. Thank goodness our usually spineless government has turned down that option. Its time people stopped blaming everyone but themselves for all thats wrong in the world and started taking the effort to better themselves. There are no free rides in this world,so make the effort and at least you will have TRIED.
Thats my twopence worth, like it or leave it.