True. I read a book a while ago by an elementary school teacher named Rafe Esquith (sorry, I've forgotten the title), about his experiences teaching in a low income school. He pushes his students hard, gets the parents very involved in their childrens' education, and as a result, achievement in his class is very high.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.