But whether the children go to residential correctional facilities or not, they come back to the community eventually anyway, Mr. Richter said, and the program “helps parents learn how to supervise and manage their adolescents so that they act responsibly instead of engaging in dangerous behaviors.”

Exactly.

A constant battle in my profession is sending a changed kid back into an unchanged household and community.

I’ve been reading some student essays on the David Brooks article I posted last week, and the extent to which it resonates with them is impressive. Students who would normally be put off by the verbosity of the Times quote Mitt Romney and relate the ideas back to their childhood.

That’s why I wake up on Wednesdays.