06-26-2004, 11:01 AM
Wisemon Wrote:This is one of the many reasons why I've always stuck to public schools. Private schools were an option, but I stayed humble. Public schools may not be glamourous, but they get the job done.
Public schools haven't really worked for anyone in my family, especially not here in Massachusetts, where the public schools just plain suck. I have some hearing and vision problems, and the public schools around here don't really pay attention to things like that. For the brief time that I went to the public elementary, my poor hearing and lack of depth perception got me classified as "special".
Hell, one of my cousins got beaten up during his time at the local high school, and suffered some brain damage as a result. The school refused to expell the kid who injured him, so my cousin just got bounced around between schools for a couple of years, until finally, he just sort of dropped out. I don't think he's been to school since.