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Originally Posted by VaporPunk
Libraries offer access to the internet that many families can't afford at home, if they even have one these days.
Study after study confirms that money spent on educating children pays for itself in the long run, educated kids find better jobs, get into trouble less, etc... Ideally, parents like Harry_Y encourage kids to read and learn. Some kids aren't that lucky. Do we punish them for having bad parents or do we give them access to places where they can learn and be supervised while doing so?
1 in 7 adults lack basic prose literacy skills. |
As I said, we have public schools.