I Wonder...

Trying, and that is the key word, to put myself in the situation that so many young children face is impossible not improbable. That being said, I wonder what it would be like to live in a somewhat desolate and grim neighborhood? What would it be like not to have breakfast or any decent meal? And what would it be like to have the stress of the family having difficulties of all sorts.

These are but a few problems faced by a good number of school children day in and day out, year in and year out. How sad and unfortunate to live under such circumstances. I'm sure there is a fair amount of depression and little to look forward to for many of these young people.

Given this scenario, why would a child care about school, be concerned about homework, want to perform well on standardized tests, or even think about the future. The reality of day to day life takes precedence over such circumstances and I can understand why school might be the furthest thing from ones thoughts.

What I really wonder is why the rest of us can't come to some understanding of what it is like to deal with such issues and concerns.

Dick