Part of the trouble, Mr Settersten and Ms Ray point out, is that in the absenceof reliable public schools, parents must play a big role in the academic careers of their children.
Left wing Rick Nash seemingly exacerbated New York's situation two minutes later when he was called for high sticking, but the Rangers' penalty-killing unit continued to play well in the absenceof captain Ryan Callahan, who is out after slightly separating his shoulder in Tuesday's win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
The absence or otherwise of those answers is likely to play as much a part in the fate of Mr Duncan Smith as the undoubted discontent currently being expressed.
Besides Arafat, the other important absence from the summit was that of the Palestinian militant groups, who will play a key role in determining whether the summit's grand promises are kept.
The play stars Ian McDiarmid - returning to the RSC after an absenceof 27 years - as the 17th Century scientist who challenges the Catholic church with his assertion that the Earth orbits the Sun.