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Originally Posted by casstony
That is very far from the truth, even here in Australia.
If you talk to teachers, psychologists and other professionals working in our schools you'll get a better idea of how differing home and school environments send kids on different trajectories.
Children from functional middle class families in good neighbourhoods have a much better chance; they don't go to school and talk about when their brother is getting out of 'juvy' and they don't come home to be put down or abused by their parents. It is a rare individual who can thrive without good role models and a school environment focused on success.
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No mate. Sorry but we have all the same opportunities. We have access to the same services. You take it or leave it. But I agree it all starts at home with good parenting and without a good role model it goes south for most of those kids. Only the strong minded do it. But then again it always comes to individual choices. When your best mates come to your place on a Friday night after shool and say come with us tonight we're doing the local electronic shop and there's an Atari console in it for you if you just keep watch at the front, you still can say no. Bottom line is you do the deeds you pay the price if you get caught and they all know it, don't you worry about it. No feeling sorry or sympathy here.