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Meanwhile much of the world seems focused on how to get into the ivies when we have a world full of these pressing issues. If Sylvan can help these students reach a functioning independence, you have accomplished a lot! Perhaps we should spend more time identifying educational programs to assist these students. Do the ivy applicants really need assistance?
I tried tutoring once in an inner city Jr. HS. Students would just walk into my tiny office and make physical threats to students for turning in the class attendance report or some other perceived Jr High crime. There was no adult control. Thirteen year-olds were running the school. In that adolescent mayhem I found a Greek student who loved math, but was having problems with his English because they were word problems. When the language was explained, he did the math in his head. The teacher cared, but had no time to identify the problem.
As usual, I digress, but how many human capital resources are we throwing away by failure to better fund public education?
What sort of perspective student attitude would you like displayed on a college application?
:bz