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My friend often summarizes for me what he sees, firsthand, every day and every month, year in and year out, in his classroom. He speaks not merely of the sad decline in overall intellectual acumen among students over the years, not merely of the astonishing spread of lazy slackerhood, or the fact that cell phones and iPods and excess TV exposure are, absolutely and without reservation, short-circuiting the minds of the upcoming generations. Of this, he says, there is zero doubt.
American kids, dumber than dirt
Seeded on Wed Oct 24, 2007 1:39 PM EDT
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I don't know that things are quite as bad as the author makes them out to be, but I suspect things are at least trending in that direction.
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#1 - Wed Oct 24, 2007 1:47 PM EDTIt's a sad thing! I hear this too. However, the McDonald's of the world rejoices--they have workers now in perpetuity!
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#2 - Tue Oct 30, 2007 10:09 AM EDTI've decided to err on the side of hope. I don't think schools are teaching kids how and what they should, and I think tv is really bad for kids. With that said, I still have hope that curiosity and creative genius will survive.
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#3 - Tue Oct 30, 2007 4:23 PM EDTThe kids are not dumber than any other population. This has been touched by the genetic people in Politically Incorrect moments.
The kids are LAZIER than ever. They have no goals other than to make one more level on the current "Game of the Month".
My parents set clear goals concerning school and reviewed them carefully. I had to have my homework done (now the parents think kids should not bring any home). I had to get good grades in order to do any other things.
Do I think the teachers need to do more -yes. Do I think they need the support of the parents - even more yes. Parents engage in the false 'self esteem' game.
TV, computers, game boys have become the baby sitters. They allow the parents to avoid the responsibility of instilling goals in the children.
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