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of not caring or helping them. Mr. O's conviction is one
must help their children to the best of their ability, because
it is a day-to-day responsibility of the parents to guide and
direct their offspring.
On the other hand, if the parents are irresponsible, and
neglect their children because of being drunk and not knowing
or even caring where their children are or what they are doing,
then problems can occur. A parent should not think just because
the child has gone to school, that is enough. The bad habits
the parents have affects the children--especially getting drunk.
When the parents stay on a drunk, oftentimes the child goes to
school without being fed, or his clothes ready for him to wear
to school. The child is so hungry, and perhaps even ashamed
of his unkempt clothes. He leaves school.
Out of hunger, frustration, or wanting something he doesn't
have, whether alone or accompanied with others, he will break
into a home or store for food, clothing, and sometimes even for
money. By breaking and entering a home, the young person gets
into serious trouble, because he has committed a crime.
The child will break windows and doors, and ransack a home or
store only because so very often he was simply hungry.
O: A child given the equal chance of learning and being cared for
can very likely become the president of the United States should
this be his ambition. Education is the key to open many doors
in life. If you have prepared your child in every way to adjust
or adapt to obtaining an education, even he is capable of becoming
a president of the United States if that is what he decides this
is what he wants. I think the parents should tell their children
these things.
If the child likes the white society and wants to become
a part of that society, I think it is all right. It doesn't
matter how much the education costs, because once the person
obtains a degree or skills needed, he can become self-sufficient
and self-reliant. He can pay for his home, his food, and what makes
up his living. Nothing can stand in his way whenever he wants
something, becuase he is trained and he uses his education to
work for him. Education does make a difference.
The young people who dropped out of school or who did
not complete the education they needed have suffered from lack
of education. Most of these people in this situation are usually
the ones who go into debt and have a hard time making a living.
These people and their children have to go hungry or do without
a lot of what they need. They cannot make it anywhere. Their
only hope is to return to the reservation, where at least they
will have a place to stay. Still, there is the problem of
bringing in food and clothing for their family. These are some