Re:it's called "free time" (Score 1)

So you think that a child should be punished because they have don't have well-educated parents...

What do you mean by "punished"? I think "put at a disadvantage" is more a appropriate description. There's a vast different between the two.

It's because of this line of thinking that the gap between the "haves" and "have-nots" is growing.

Okay, reality check here. There always has been, and always will be, "haves" and "have-nots". That's not to say that we shouldn't try to lift up the have-nots, but the important point is who I mean by "we".

America is based on a principle of self-responsibility. WE are *responsible* for improving our lives--not the government, not the school system, and not the taxpayer. Somewhere along the way the concept of government giving people a chance to improve their lives has been twisted into the government's responsibility for the care, nurturing, and overall happiness of every person who steps foot on our soil.

If "we" want to improve the "have-nots", it will be because individuals step up and make a difference in the lives of other individuals--not because we insist that teachers be living saints.