Who Needs School?
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="appointed">appointed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="governor">governor</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="panel">panel</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ninth">ninth</span> <span word="grade">grade</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="about">about</span> 6 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Californias">Californias</span> <span word="K">K</span>-12 <span word="grades">grades</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2006.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="system">system</span>; <span word="it">it</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="solutions">solutions</span>. <span word="Solutions">Solutions</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="governor">governor</span> <span word="decides">decides</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="appoint">appoint</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="panel">panel</span>. <span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> 15 <span word="to">to</span> 18 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="dropping">dropping</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="diploma">diploma</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="doomed">doomed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lifetime">lifetime</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="part">part</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="security">security</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="advancement">advancement</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="loitering">loitering</span>, <span word="homelessness">homelessness</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="crime">crime</span>.</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="usual">usual</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="taxpayer">taxpayer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="failures">failures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="approve">approve</span> <span word="bonds">bonds</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="prisons">prisons</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="homeless">homeless</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="bonds">bonds</span>, <span word="unfortunately">unfortunately</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="band">band</span>-<span word="aids">aids</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="stitches">stitches</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="tourniquets">tourniquets</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="needed">needed</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="dropouts">dropouts</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bleak">bleak</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tenth">tenth</span> <span word="grade">grade</span>. <span word="School">School</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="boring">boring</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span>. <span word="Theres">Theres</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="parties">parties</span>, <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="south">south</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="gotta">gotta</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span>. <span word="Theyll">Theyll</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="stamps">stamps</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="care">care</span>. <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stupid">stupid</span> <span word="job">job</span>?</p>
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