Really? And if we don't provide food, housing a phone they will be qualified for a good job. Is that the plan? That will break the cycle. I don't think it will.

Her idea is to break the cycle by putting kids to work for one year after the eighth grade. I compared it to student teaching. I remember a lot of student teachers who only found out when they did their student teaching in their senior year that it was not a good career fit.

My observation is that the kids that did their homework were the most likely to succeed. How do you light fire? This is my friends idea to light the fire.

What is your idea?