> I'm assuming that at least some of these kids who are wagging school are just doing it out of short-term thinking. Actually, almost all of them are. > They

> I'm assuming that at least some of these kids who are wagging school are just doing it out of short-term thinking. Actually, almost all of them are. > They don't want to be high-school dropouts, You're assuming that they care. > Having this graph burned into their minds might scare 'em into showing up on days they otherwise would not have. Do you really think that seeing that graph will keep them from engaging in short-term thinking? Wowsers. The graph shows one consequences of short-term thinking. However, they're surrounded by negative consequences of short-term thinking and still they continue. > Cigarettes are chemically addictive That's not the only effect. It may not even be the strongest. And it isn't true of starting smokers. They also know what smoking will do for them, but yet they start.