# Public Education System **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [June 21, 2006, 9:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/public-education-system/13602 "2006-06-21T09:58:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 97
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2006, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/public-education-system/13602/97 "2006-06-21T16:32:06Z")
> [@66impalass\`](#): > > I disagree with social advansement, if your ass is dumb enough to fail the 5th grade you should be left there till you pass. > > I personally think public schools are great, just from the social interaction you get with different cultures and what not, but i did go to one of the top public schools in the country so my view on that alone will be slightly skewed where did you go to school? I think a big problem lies at home. i went to 64, 67, 56, then city honors. in the younger years, it seems a lot of kids just didn’t care. it wasn’t a priority. It was mostly social. i think their homes fostered an environment that didnt really enforce scholastic solidarity at a young age, hence the kid falls drastically behind. the problem isn’t JUST throw money at the schools. yes, they are severely underfunded. some teachers dont care about their job if they get paid poorly. i didnt read this thread, i will. just throwing something out there --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/public-education-system/13602)._