My Fox Boston - A new proposal targeting Massachusetts' high school dropout rate would track students as early as third grade for warning signs and would require businesses to give parents up to 24 hours a year in paid leave for student academic needs...Under a bill introduced this month by Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz, D-Boston, the state would expand its "Early Warning Indicator Index" — which identifies students as early as eighth grade who are at risk of dropping out — and create a pilot program that would follow students in third grade.
Allright I'll ask the question that the writers of this story never asked, who would pay for these days off?
Companies? I don't think so. My company doesn't shut down during the midst of a 20 inch two day snow storm, I doubt they're going to be willing to pay me to go take care of any hypothetical delinquent children of mine.
The State? Fuck no. I'm not willing to have my taxes raised once again because some jackass parents and their jackass kids can't focus enough to get a C in English. Do you know how easy it is to get C's in public schools? Basically if you have an 80% attendance rate and can pronounce your name properly during attendance you're guaranteed a C-. Teachers don't flunk students who show up, its bad for their performance and pay grades thanks to George W. Bush's moronic no child left behind act.
And what about the fact that the law basically rewards poor parenting with extra time off from work. So if you've done a good job raising your kids, taken responsibility for their education and steered them in the right direction you get nothing? I'm not saying we need incentives to be good parents, but I am saying rewarding lazy and indifferent parents is an even dumber idea. Raising a kid that doesn't mooch off you into adulthood should be enough of a motivation to pay attention to your kids education.
