Duncan: Hard to teach kids scared of being killed

breitbart.com ^ | 1//17/13 | AP

[ColdOne]

"By far, the toughest part of my job was going to those funerals, going to those homes and going to those classrooms," he told a conference of the nation's mayors who met with Duncan earlier in the day to discuss education.

[ColdOne]

He said that fear prevents students from making the most of their time in the classroom. "If our children aren't sure if they're going to grow up, what that does to their mentality, psychology is very, very deep. They're trying to survive day to day, wondering if they're going to make it past 16, 17 and 18. ... Our whole mantra about working hard sounds a little ludicrous to them. So we have a little work to do." Hey Arne I guess it is better for you and yours to kill them right off huh? Sorry I don't believe a word you say.

[Frank_2001]

Oh PLEASE, how the F*** did we ever survive the CIVIL WAR??? We have become a nation of wimps....

[tallyhoe]

It’s hard to teach kids if they are smarter than you!

[Cboldt]

He’s projecting his own fear. He can’t teach, because he’s afraid. The kids think they are immortal, for the most part. That’s the usual adolescent attitude.

[dragnet2]

There was a reason why kids for the past 25+ years have been graduating from high school dumb and ignorant of nearly everything.

It's because they were too scared of dying to learn!!

So there ya have it!

[Salman]

Teaching them to be scared?