(26-09-2023, 12:14 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: It takes a lot of years to break a person this way. Look at the age of our current crop of ram raiders and look back to their life experiences.
I am utterly convinced education is the key to most of society's problems, including this one. To snap an intergenerational cycle we need to start educating the parents of tomorrow, before they bring their children into that endless cycle.
That means investing in alleviating poverty, providing good safe homes, raising the standard of living for everyone, and providing access to education for everyone without any barriers of any kind.
Not punishing people already damaged by old ways.
I agree with you about education, It's going to take a long time though. Some of the girls I carried in the school van did really well. They had babies and they all of a sudden realised the responsibility they had. Some had parents who didn't care, and generally they dropped out. Then, some had parents who would push them to be ready on time. Mostly they did well. Then as an example one of the girls mothers said to me, "do you have to come so early (8.15ish) after all, she's only 15" I got a growling in a gentle way from my boss when she had had a complaint call from the girls mother. Won't tell you what I said
Sadly that girl didn't do well. Some of them during my 11 years got degrees in law, nursing, business management and lot got good solid jobs. Very satisfying!
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