High wire act
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>, <span word="with">with</span> “<span word="high">high</span> <span word="wire">wire</span> <span word="act">act</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>: <span word="Work">Work</span>-<span word="Life">Life</span>-<span word="School">School</span> <span word="Balance">Balance</span> <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="Wire">Wire</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="Low">Low</span>-<span word="Income">Income</span> <span word="Youth">Youth</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="school">school</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="income">income</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likened">likened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="acrobat">acrobat</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tightrope">tightrope</span> <span word="high">high</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> “<span word="wire">wire</span>” <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="high">high</span> <span word="wire">wire</span> <span word="act">act</span>” <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="wire">wire</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="tightrope">tightrope</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="acrobat">acrobat</span> <span word="balances">balances</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>. “<span word="High">High</span>” <span word="indicates">indicates</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>. “<span word="Act">Act</span>” <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="action">action</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="balancing">balancing</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span>, <span word="school">school</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="income">income</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likened">likened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="acrobat">acrobat</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tightrope">tightrope</span>.</p><p><span word="Meaning">Meaning</span>?</p><p><span word="Meaning">Meaning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="balancing">balancing</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tightrope">tightrope</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="high">high</span> <span word="wire">wire</span> <span word="act">act</span>” <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="acrobat">acrobat</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="Any">Any</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="misstep">misstep</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fall">fall</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="acrobat">acrobat</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="consequence">consequence</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="income">income</span> <span word="families">families</span>, <span word="work">work</span>-<span word="life">life</span>-<span word="school">school</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="balancing">balancing</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="off">off</span>.</p><p><span word="Unlike">Unlike</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="families">families</span>, <span word="children">children</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="skip">skip</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="odd">odd</span> <span word="part">part</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="finds">finds</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>.</p><p><span word="Needless">Needless</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="play">play</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="school">school</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="hence">hence</span>, <span word="much">much</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>.</p>
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