Realistically, putting them into trades sooner could almost be a good thing. Kids who don’t want to learn end up dragging down the class and distracting those

Realistically, putting them into trades sooner could almost be a good thing. Kids who don’t want to learn end up dragging down the class and distracting those who do. But, these are kids… Hard to argue that adults should selectively deny education when it is their responsibility to do otherwise. We don’t neglect the handicapped because it is inconvenient to provide them with assistance.