Why are there so many threads trashing South Side and West Side neighborhoods?

[Chi-town Native]

thoughts?

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will the absence of these high-density housing developments result in gradual improvement, or has the damage already been done?

[Chicagoland60426]

Originally Posted by rhawkins74

The schools that went to year around, have been doing quite well, I know alot of them have had a large increase in attendance, and are starting to show better test scores.

That is good news. All public schools in Chicago should follow the same route, because it look like its going to take that. That is why Japan and other Asian countries are ahead of America.

[Drover]

Originally Posted by Chicagoland60426

That is good news. All public schools in Chicago should follow the same route, because it look like its going to take that. That is why Japan and other Asian countries are ahead of America.

"Japan and other Asian countries are ahead of America" for cultural reasons that go much deeper than just year-round schools. One of those cultural reasons is that individual choices are not as important or respected as they are here. There is tremendous pressure on kids in many of these countries to become doctors or lawyers or scientists whether that's what they want or not. Those who want to become artists, actors, teachers, musicians, journalists, etc., are practically outcasts, often in their own families. That's not a world I want to live in nor is it one I want our children to grow up in, even if that means "Japan and other Asian countries are ahead of America" on paper. There are certain lessons we can take from the educational systems there, but it's not something I'd want to emulate completely.

[Chi-town Native]

Originally Posted by Drover

"Japan and other Asian countries are ahead of America" for cultural reasons that go much deeper than just year-round schools. One of those cultural reasons is that individual choices are not as important or respected as they are here. There is tremendous pressure on kids in many of these countries to become doctors or lawyers or scientists whether that's what they want or not. Those who want to become artists, actors, teachers, musicians, journalists, etc., are practically outcasts, often in their own families. That's not a world I want to live in nor is it one I want our children to grow up in, even if that means "Japan and other Asian countries are ahead of America" on paper. There are certain lessons we can take from the educational systems there, but it's not something I'd want to emulate completely.

That's a good point, although I think it's tempered somewhat by the fact those kids tend to do more homework and watch less brain-melting bad TV.

I don't know accurate the polls usually are for the "average amount of TV each American watches per day," but if it's exaggerated 100% it's still too much.

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I mean seriously, 4.5 hours a day? What a way to waste one's youth.

[atlantagreg30127]

Since there seems to be more insulting/off-topic posts than those that are actually on topic.....

slam (sound of door closing).