Douches and Idiots: AKA Why is it "cool" to be an idiot?

Hi Reb,
I had exactly the same situation a few years back I went back to college part time as a mature(ish) student to do a web design course and with a couple of exceptions the class was made up of idiots and time wasters.
Here in the UK you can leave school with no qualifications at 16 years old and our wonderful government then pays you a grant to go to college, the result being all the numskulls and arse holes who have spent there whole school life arseing about then go to college and do the exact same thing thereby messing it up for those who genuinely want to learn.
I know you are doing a dental hygiene course, does the course require any qualifications to get on it or is it like the UK where you can just waltz in straight from school ?

Cheers

NCM

If you're referring to the amount of young, apathetic people I'm with you...And I certainly agree..I think it's high school's fault though. They need to start stressing the importance of politics..

I can thank the government for having things so fucked up for getting me involved into politics...And Ron Paul, of course..

She sounds like an alpha female type who loves attention by demeaning people, she sounds ignorant and unintelligent, forget these people, who are they? Who cares? I certainly don't and neither should you. The news and politics are awesome, if she said she doesn't watch the news, she doesn't have to but that's not even funny, the people who laughed are just sucking up to this girl. The only humour comes from the fact she thinks she's being clever by unintentionally revealing her stupidity.

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Originally Posted by Markass

If you're referring to the amount of young, apathetic people I'm with you...And I certainly agree..I think it's high school's fault though. They need to start stressing the importance of politics..

I can thank the government for having things so fucked up for getting me involved into politics...And Ron Paul, of course..

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I lay the blame on the parents for not taking responsibility and raising their children, and not expecting the schools to do it for them. It has taken a couple of years for me to get my own kids to watch and pay attention to the news onna TV, and in the paper. Both of mine are in college, one is a freshman, the other is doing her masters.

Yes there a lot of uninformed and uneducated in college... and a lot of them that are functionally illiterate too. I see this first hand as I do 5 - 7 semester hours a year in continuing education to keep my licenses, skills, and knowledge base current. The kids in the class call me "old man" or "asshole" because I make them *think*.

BTW... the pollitical issues are only a very small part of the problem. I figure that most of it is that the kids today don't know what it is to work, and expect everything to be handed to them. They don't understand that when they graduate, they are not gonna be the senior vice prez of AT&T or Micro$oft. When things are given to kids without them having to work for them, they have no appreciation or respect for it. Those of you who are parents with grown children know exactly what I am talking about.

Personally, I like the way they do it in Israel...when you graduate from high school (regardless of gender), your required to do 2 years military service *before* continuing on to college. In the military, you will learn what it is to work, learn skills, and to be a responsible adult. That sheds a whole new light on higher education and employment.

I dunno... I guess I am just rambling again....

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Originally Posted by MIDNIGHTspecial

exactly. Bernie Mac said something like: parents are too busy trying to be 'hip' and 'cool' that they forget to be parents. you're not there to be the kid's friend (that sounds kinda harsh, but I agree), you're there to set them straight.

idk, maybe i'll find the exact quote, but thats the gist of it. wise words...

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I actually remember this quote from Bernie Mac and remember thinking at that exact moment what a cool guy he was.

I didn't care for his comedy but no doubt he was probably a pretty cool guy.

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Originally Posted by Billionfold

Sounds like you're making a large generalization.

Never met anyone who thought it was funny to be stupid or uninformed.

Maybe she meant Fox News, I don't watch Fox News. :stoned:

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I agree with rebgirl on that, I personally have several friends that are 'dumb as a stump' when it comes to serious issues, and they DO think it's funny that they are ignorant of the facts ... it's like "if I ignore the facts, it will all just go away" ... of course, most all of my friends (here in La-La Land) are screaming liberals (very uninformed) ... :jointsmile:

im a senior in highschool and take classes at the local Penn State branch, and I'm probably going to Main campus after i graduate.
It's funny going there because i see a LOT of ppl who barely graduated and are trying to coast through college like they did in highschool.

When you see them packing their shit up and ignoring the professor, just smile and know that you're going to be more prepared for midterms/finals than they are :)

The growing stupidity of the world DOES trouble me. In no way shape or form do I believe that these people aren't equal to the intellectuals, but I do think that nature/society has a way of sorting them out, "Only the strong survive" in essence

but in this sense, the strong refers to the educated

Good replies everyone. I'm glad I'm not the only one who is seeing this growing problem.

And thanks Mods for dealing with that guy.

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Originally Posted by rebgirl420

And thanks Mods for dealing with that guy.

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what guy, did i miss it? damn it! lol:D

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Originally Posted by Billionfold

Well then it sounds like I should consider myself fortunate to not know anybody like what Reb and TIR described.

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Very fortunate, indeed :D, they're EVERYWHERE !!! :jointsmile: