<p>starbright–With all due respect, Canada doesn’t have the huge populations of non-English speaking immigrants and ghetto dwellers (yes, I would call many of our urban wastelands ghettos) that the U.S. does.</p>
<p>Our school system is failing to teach these kids, many of whom just drop out and disappear. Guess what the graduation rate is in our mid-sized city? 50%. One reason we moved to the suburbs.</p>
<p>*Not blaming everything on the “school system” but something needs to be fixed. The attitude some of these kids pick up at home…they’d be better off in an orphanage, which was the solution in years past. Those kids at least got an education or work experience.</p>
<p>excuse my rant!</p>