I feel really bad for kids these days. It's hard to know what to do to help. If there are any bright, motivated, self-taught young people in your life, please

I feel really bad for kids these days. It's hard to know what to do to help. If there are any bright, motivated, self-taught young people in your life, please take the time to tutor them, to correct their amateur mistakes before they become deadly habits, and to generally be a resource that is there for them. There are only so many natural born hackers in this world, and it's up to us to be there for the next generation of kids who are trying like hell to succeed in spite of the current state of public education. Another thing we can do to help is to contribute to projects like the khan academy and other free online learning tools. There are tons of really smart kids out there who want to learn, but who just can't afford to go to private schools because their parents are not rich enough. It's up to those of us with the knowledge and the passion to make sure these types of resources are available. In today's economy this is becoming more and more important. Public education in this country is literally under assault, and no child left behind is a big part of that. The public sector is being chipped away at by wall street, and no child left behind is part of a strategy to destroy the public education system. Wall street hates public education for the same reason they hate social security, because they can't profit from it, and they are so rich that they don't need it themselves. Here are some links to back up this point. http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/albany-charter-cash-big-banks-making-bundle-new-construction-schools-bear-cost-article-1.448008 http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/albany-charter... http://www.democracynow.org/topics/charter_schools http://www.democracynow.org/topics/charter_schools http://www.democracynow.org/topics/education/11 http://www.democracynow.org/topics/education/11