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Comment by ARandomerDude

5 days ago

Increasing the quantity and quality of good influences on your children is just good parenting.

If I know there's a kid down the street who seems like he will grow up to be a criminal, and another kid who seems like he'll grow up to be a kind, hard-working, well adjusted person, there is a 100% guarantee I will encourage my kids to play with the second kid, not the first.

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nineplay  5 days ago

The poster above references the 'average person'. Do you think that the average person is not going to be a good influence?

  • theamk  5 days ago

    Average person _where_?

    If the school is bad enough, then an average student there (because there are many more students than teachers) might not be a good influence.

    There are schools in my state with <50% graduation rate, the average student there won't even finish the school.