Originally Posted by ultramarina
Along these lines...

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If every child arrived in school well-nourished, healthy and ready to learn, from a family with a stable home and a steady income, many of our educational problems would be solved. And that would be a miracle.

Well, sure, but so what? If my aunt was a man, she'd be my uncle. How is a description of an ideal world relevant to charter schools or the schools that she mentioned in her article?

Sure, I'd like it if all kids came from wonderful homes and the world was perfect. But it isn't, and the school system has to deal with that (just like the rest of the world does) and not blame families for the school system's own failings.