Education and Helping

“Were not interested in saving a hundred kids…or even a thousand…we want to be able to talk how you save kids by the tens of thousands, because that’s how were losing them. Were losing kids by the tens of thousands. “ (pg. 19) This is the quote that stuck with me most from the readings. And it really is true. Why do we make the effort to save some while others fall off? And the answer is it is a start. Just like in the reading there will always be another problem or something else to do, but you have to start somewhere to make a difference. It’s just like at County. When we work with the kids that are at school, we tell our selves we are going to hopefully help that kids or that group, but what about the larger group of kids who didn’t come to school, what are they doing, why cant we help them. There are many questions that are hard to answer and some that don’t really have an answer, besides that we do it because it is the right thing, well hopefully the right thing. These questions are questions that Canada asked himself, and he did something to help the kids who weren’t there or weren’t able to get a chance. It is tough questions to ask why are people poor or rich, and a lot of it has to do with family and education and not to forget money. A lot of kids are poor because they were born poor, and being born poor, sets them up to be poor unless they work hard to not be. A few do, but many don’t and the cycle continues.