Wow.... Speaking of "cop out"....
Guess what? I know, personally, more than a few (from professional experience). Some choose to "cop out" and play the victim. Others pick themselves up, dust themselves off, and say "I screwed up, but I'm going to do better." Don't give me that shit about "very little resources" and "struggling to get by". If they don't want to be a victim, they LEARN where the resources are and STRUGGLE to make a BETTER life for their child. The WORK for it so they no longer NEED OTHERS to assume THEIR responsibility.
You DID listen to Obama's speech last Father's Day, didn't you?
Thats nice. And why do you want to punish the kids for their parents failing to take "personal responsibility". And, by the way, sometimes the struggle of trying to take personal responsibility (i.e. taking 3 jobs) is why the kid ends up not knowing shit. Too busy putting food on th e table to teach their kids.
Spare me the "taking 3 jobs" crap. If a struggling single parent (we were talking about unmarrieds here) took three jobs, not only would they be non-functional themselves and be out of work because of it, Family Services would take the kid(s) away for endangering the welfare of a minor.
Actually false. Maybe you don't know something about jobs that pay shit, but most of them are part time. You can have 3 jobs and only work 60 hours a week or so.
And you also, conveniently, glossed over the (above) point that kids today have more access (themselves) to information than ever before.
Oh well then. Lets expect kids to educate themselves because we all know how much kids who go to shitty schools, and whose parents work all the time just love to learn just for fun.