tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671777.post9063278314900037674..comments2023-10-21T05:31:04.705-05:00Comments on Merle Widmer's PEORIA WATCH: Drop Outs and Their CausesMerle Widmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08788275198834985986noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7671777.post-14217940098165615312007-11-14T10:55:00.000-06:002007-11-14T10:55:00.000-06:00I agree with most of that. Most kids are just dum...I agree with most of that. Most kids are just dumb as a brick. They just don't have the synapses to handle trig, and they don't care anyway. Teach them instead how to plumb or mop floors and let them get to work after the 5th grade.<BR/><BR/>Even Richwoods is a cesspool filled with people who'd rather be elsewhere. I have fond memories of a few of my teachers there, but only because they retained some humanity in the face of an overwhelmingly depressing situation. It's a daycare service--a low-security juvenile detention center to keep kids off the streets. Teachers are more like prison guards than educators. <BR/><BR/>It'd be better for everyone to just clean the place out. Students should only come to school if they really want to learn something. Otherwise they might as well get a head start on that retail career.AdamBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14625655604759074752noreply@blogger.com