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<blockquote data-quote="Traxion" data-source="post: 406366" data-attributes="member: 983"><p>I agree that children are a choice.&nbsp; Unfortunately though, I view the situation as pay now or pay later.&nbsp; If keeping a kids' stomach full during the school day so they can learn to their fullest potential and become a productive citizen is what my dollar pays for, I am for it.&nbsp; If that reduces the disruptive behavior of a student who affects the rest of the class, I am for it.&nbsp; I've taught in public schools and I'll say that there are a lot of kids who benefit GREATLY from having food on the table.&nbsp; And it isn't always the poor kids, heck the better off kids often have parents who do nothing but drop them off in their Escalades and expect the school to feed them.&nbsp; It's not the kid's fault, it is the parents.&nbsp; Making them suffer, making the classroom disrupted by some mad hangry kid, etc. isn't worth it.&nbsp; I view it as a hell of an investment in our future, and at a small cost.&nbsp; There is a lot worse places to send tax dollars to, that is for sure.&nbsp; If we let these kids drag through school, we'll pay a lot more for them when they are on welfare and have 5 kids themselves.&nbsp; The circle repeats.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Traxion, post: 406366, member: 983"] I agree that children are a choice. Unfortunately though, I view the situation as pay now or pay later. If keeping a kids' stomach full during the school day so they can learn to their fullest potential and become a productive citizen is what my dollar pays for, I am for it. If that reduces the disruptive behavior of a student who affects the rest of the class, I am for it. I've taught in public schools and I'll say that there are a lot of kids who benefit GREATLY from having food on the table. And it isn't always the poor kids, heck the better off kids often have parents who do nothing but drop them off in their Escalades and expect the school to feed them. It's not the kid's fault, it is the parents. Making them suffer, making the classroom disrupted by some mad hangry kid, etc. isn't worth it. I view it as a hell of an investment in our future, and at a small cost. There is a lot worse places to send tax dollars to, that is for sure. If we let these kids drag through school, we'll pay a lot more for them when they are on welfare and have 5 kids themselves. The circle repeats. [/QUOTE]

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