<prompt> Fingqa isihloko: CNN Izindleko zasekolishi ziye zanda ngokushesha eminyakeni engu-30 edlule. Abafundi namuhla babhekana nezindleko zonyaka, phakathi kwezindleko zokufunda nezokuphila, ezingadlula kalula u-10,000 ekolishi lomphakathi, u-18,000 ekolishi lomphakathi elineminyaka emine e-state, no-40,000 esikoleni esizimele seminyaka emine. Akumangazi ukuthi abafundi banamuhla bavame ukuphothula iziqu zabo benezikweletu ezinkulu. Abafundi abangaphezu kwezingxenye ezimbili kwezintathu baphothula iziqu zabo benezikweletu. Futhi isilinganiso sesikweletu esikhokhwayo sicishe sibe ngu-30,000. Ngenxa yezindleko zekolishi, abafundi nemikhaya yabo kudingeka bazi ukuthi benza utshalomali oluhle. Yingakho sidinga ukushintshela ohlelweni lapho silinganisa khona imiphumela yokufunda, hhayi nje isikhathi esichithwa ekilasini siqoqa amamaki. Iziqu zasekolishi ukuphela kwendlela eqinisekile eya ekuvikelekeni kwesigaba esiphakathi, futhi ngenxa yokuthi abantu abasha nabazali babo bayakwazi lokho, izindleko zasekolishi, nokutholakala kwemalimboleko nezinye izinsiza, sekuyinkinga enamandla kwezombusazwe. Kodwa naphezu kwakho konke ukunakwa okukhokhwayo ekolishi, asizange sicabange ngokwanele ngokuthi abafundi nemikhaya yabo bayayithola yini imali abayikhokhile. Ingabe imfundo ephakeme yaseMelika iyifanele intengo? Ingabe abafundi nemikhaya yabo bayakuthola lokho abakukhokhelayo? Kunobufakazi obuningi bokuthi kwabaningi babo, impendulo ingucha. Ngo-2006, ucwaningo lukahulumeni lwathola ukuthi cishe u-70 wabaphothule ekolishi abakwazanga ukwenza imisebenzi eyisisekelo njengokuqhathanisa izihloko eziphikisayo. Encwadini yango-2011, ethi Academically Adrift, abacwaningi bafunda abafundi abangu-2 000 emanyuvesi angu-24 iminyaka emine futhi bathola ukuthi abangu-45 babo abazange bathuthuke kakhulu ekuhlolweni kokucabanga okubucayi, ukucabanga okuyinkimbinkimbi, kanye namakhono okuxhumana ngemva kweminyaka emibili besekolishi. Ngisho nangemva kweminyaka emine, abafundi abangamaphesenti angu-36 babengakawatholi lawo makhono. Njengoba kunobufakazi, mhlawumbe akumangazi ukuthi abaqashi abahlatshwa umxhwele abantu abasanda kuphothula ekolishi. Abaqashi bafuna amakhono imfundo ephakeme ethi iyawanikeza abafundi: ikhono lokucabanga ngokucophelela, ukuxhumana, ukusebenza nethimba, ukubhala ngokuphumelelayo, nokuzivumelanisa nezimo. Nokho, cishe kuphela...  <response>: Ingabe imfundo ephakeme yaseMelika iyifanele intengo? Ingabe abafundi nemikhaya yabo bayakuthola lokho abakukhokhelayo? U-Amy Laitinen: Inkinga enkulu ukuthi silinganisa imfundo ngokuya kwesikhathi, kunokufunda. 