07-01-2003, 04:54 PM
In the old days, it was "send the boy to Military School." It appears as though there is another choice, and since it is outside of US borders, US Statutes don't apply. Costa Rica also has such a school, and it has been in the news down here in Texas for reasons that I can't remember at the moment.
The parents in question would rather spend the 40,000 and send the kid away than invest
The Time and Effort
And some dough to work through the problems like a family. Gee, nice parenting. That aint tough love, it is tough neglect. At least they have the money to do whatever it is without the kid starving. How are poor people supposed to handle their problems? Hmmmm, maybe with love and parenting? And no money for meds? Trouble on that front as well, it seems.
One of the smartest guys I met at university was a guy who had been to 4 years of "Military School" and who then ended up in our place. He was in trouble from day one, built a small wall around himself and socialized infrequently, and while quite intelligent, was socially inept enough to make few friends.
He got tossed in our third year: discipline and behaviour problems galore.
I'll be he's worth millions today. He read the WSJ cover to cover every day. He took the hard classes and made A's and B's. (This was back in the 1970's.) He had a remarkable memory. I suspect that he invested in the 80's and made a fortune. He was socially inept, not stupid.
I wonder, though, just what his kids turned out like.
The parents in question would rather spend the 40,000 and send the kid away than invest
The Time and Effort
And some dough to work through the problems like a family. Gee, nice parenting. That aint tough love, it is tough neglect. At least they have the money to do whatever it is without the kid starving. How are poor people supposed to handle their problems? Hmmmm, maybe with love and parenting? And no money for meds? Trouble on that front as well, it seems.
One of the smartest guys I met at university was a guy who had been to 4 years of "Military School" and who then ended up in our place. He was in trouble from day one, built a small wall around himself and socialized infrequently, and while quite intelligent, was socially inept enough to make few friends.
He got tossed in our third year: discipline and behaviour problems galore.
I'll be he's worth millions today. He read the WSJ cover to cover every day. He took the hard classes and made A's and B's. (This was back in the 1970's.) He had a remarkable memory. I suspect that he invested in the 80's and made a fortune. He was socially inept, not stupid.
I wonder, though, just what his kids turned out like.
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In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
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John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete