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I believe that WHERE you are has a great afffect on who you will be WITH, where you are GOING, and what you will BECOME. Because it's where you are that that determines the education you will receive. The United States has children who are suffering from lack of education. With the lack of education and public schools available in places such as, Crown Heights, theere is a desperate need for leadership. Someone to step in and set up a system that will educate the children, not send them to dirty, dangerous, broken down schools. They won't learn anything there. The most important thing is their safety. It is hard to find serenity and peace in the dangerous side of Brooklyn where kids run around in the streets all day. I recently saw a movie that was placed in Manhatten. The movie was about a ballroom dance competition held in the public school system for fifth graders. I don't remeber the title of the movie, but I do remember the effect it had on these kids. It was affordable, in fact, it was free. Kids learned a lot about etiquette and civility. But the thing that caught my attention was time it took. The rehearsals were after school and therefore the kids had a place to be instead of out in the streets of New York. It kept them away from harm. If the public schools could develope more programs like it would keep children safe and they would learn. I recently read an article from Time Magazine January 2007 edition by Caroline Kennedy. The article was about a principal in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. His name is Verone Kennedy and he is a very successful man who returned to his hometownn to make a difference. His school system had an effect on teh students. They were no lonfer going to school in a dump, but in a decent building. They were learning and had a place to be during the day. This man cares for the welfare and safety of his students and that is why he made a difference. That is what the school systems need. So, it does matter where you are, but maybe more importantly, who you are with that will determine where you will go in life and what you will become.