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It always seems to me that we are going about this all wrong. How can we expect teachers to be teachers, parents, counselors, baby-sitters and then "grade" them on just being teachers. As Rick says, Parent involvement is key so let's encourage it. Parents get to take a tax credit just for having kids. Let's change that. They get 5 years of child tax credit for merely being able to breed, but after that, tie their credit to their child's performance in school. The better grades, the higher the credit.

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