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Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Philadelphia Youth

I love the Window seat. When I was on the bus today (coming from Center City) I looked out the window and noticed some things about my home away from home.
1) I saw a boy who had to have been about 15 selling bean pies on the street. Child labor is a sad thing.
2) I saw the track team from one of the highschools practicing hand offs (with the buton). It was odd to me because they were on the sidewalk instead of a track. Can Philadelphia Public Schools or whatever school system that was not afford tracks?
3) Then I saw another girl whO I assume was on the track team too, running with chucks. That hurts. How can you run with chucks? Poor thing.

It wass a sad day.
And I JUST heard that Philadelphia has the 34th worst Graduation Rate.
And it may take up to 6 years for a child to graduate.
They say high drop out rates are continuing to be a challenge due to poor funding.

1 comment:

All things that are great!!! said...

WOWW ... Chucks though i her feet was killin her!!!! but good start ...now only thing left is to get mines like your or intresting!!!