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Posted By: Bob Pomilla

Jim, I'm not making this out to be an "either/or" situation, surely the bulk of responsibility lies with the parents. However, I can't absolve government of any responsibility. Don't know know how it is by you, but in NYC there are teachers who have problems putting together a coherent paragraph. Not my opinion, fact. Standards for and competence of, teachers have declined, because of the refusal of government to pay decent salaries to these most important of people, not ignoring the fact that we, as a society, would rather throw our dollars at entertainment rather than education, law enforcement, public safety, et al. It's a multi-faceted problem.

And if any of you guys point out any misspellings or errors in grammar or punctuation from me, I'm hanging myself.