Mandy Thompson posted:

I would venture another thing. We need a living wage for everyone in this country. I'm going to come out and say it. Not every kid has the aptitude or interest for school, at least not the rigor that secondary school requires. Whether its because of how they were raised or individual variation, or that pesky free will that may or may not exist, not everyone is cut out for Algebra 2 or reading Shakespeare. It's not what God has called them to do. We need options and choices for those people to still contribute even if they aren't book smart. They may be another kind of smart. So many schools have ditched vocational education and art in favor of testing math. Kid might not be able to do exercises with 3rd degree polynomials but is good at getting engines working. We need that as an option. And we need living wage jobs for people working in food service too.