Monday, July 07, 2008
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Culture
“There are new studies and new polls that strongly suggest that we are breeding increasingly stupid kids here in America. Like our tasteless tomatoes, they merely look good and healthy. But of course there is more than one way to test intelligence. So, while only 43% of our 17-year-olds know that the Civil War took place between 1850 and 1900, they are very good at text-messaging. They also probably know the names of Britney Spears’ kids, but they have no idea who their state Senators are or why December 7, 1941, was a day of infamy. They also don’t know what ‘infamy’ means. What makes the situation even more pathetic is that these kids, for the most part, have a terrifically high opinion of themselves. To be fair, nothing much has ever been asked of them, let alone demanded, and yet they are constantly being told how special they are. Hardly any of them are expected to do chores, and teachers have been ordered by craven school boards to pass along any student who’s breathing, D’s are frowned upon and F’s are verboten. As a result, 18-year-olds, who can barely count up to 18 without taking off their shoes, automatically get their high school diplomas... However, the greatest danger of this backsliding into the abyss of ignorance, this 21st century version of the Dark Ages, where emotions and self-satisfaction constantly trump logic and intelligence, is that Democrats and the dumb masses may never again lose a presidential election.”
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Not many are saying what you say here... but it is very true! It just doesn't sound very "positive"! I saw it happening many years ago, and was alarmed but it seemed everyone especially in the education system had bought into the not having to lie in the bed one has made for himself idea.... I thought if we really want these kids to "feel good" about themselves we better teach them to do hard things... things they never thought they could do... then they will "feel good" about themselves and they will have the tools necessary to success in life and be a blessing to others as well. The cool thing is when one does hard things, like humble oneself and apologize; work hard when tired; eat stuff one doesn't necessarily like; leave a place better than one found it..... they end up happy people! I praise God for my strict dad. I hated him at the time mainly because he didn't show love or value to me, but if I had to choose, I would choose mean and strict over nice and lenient! He gave me the tools I needed to do hard things. He helped me grow character, and God helped me with my opinion of myself cause it was pretty pathetic!!!
To be honest I must admit, I would not have been able to tell you the time the Civil War took place, but I could tell you there was one and what it was about..... and I can't tell you Britney Spears kids names either...