I agree with Pyschochomp
yes parents are a massive influence on children, but that doesn't mean that some of that influence can't be fixed or modified. From the age of five onwards, you spend as much time at school as with your family when you factor in sleep/ bus journey etc
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 16:51, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

That's a double-edged sword.
Ignorance and, for lack of a better word, 'chav', could spread like a cancer, via the schools.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 16:53, Reply)

thus Pyschochomp's emphasis
on critical thinking and reform of education make sense
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 16:55, Reply)

Yeh', but the mug in me wants to give familes 'one last try'.
Maybe our whole system of having families at all is a mistake in this day and age?
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 17:01, Reply)

well I agree
families are an extremely important tool. But they're not something that is easy to change
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 17:03, Reply)

Yeh', I agree, can't really change families, at least, you could but it would take loads of generations.
It's a sad fact, that for a lot of these families, the only way to get them to want to 'improve' themselves, is financial incentive... carrot or stick though? I donno.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 15 Jul 2010, 17:07, Reply)