Dumb as hell young generations?

[TheFatKid]

im talking more along the lines of kids around 13 and 14, but yes i am only 19, so i do fall in to that category of hte younger generations. But that doesnt mean i cant notice these problems.



i agree wtih you on the part that yes, there are really reallly realllly smart kids out there, but its not the same..

Perfect example, my senior year of highschool, afte rfinishing my first semester, the freshman of my highschool, a total of 76%(around 300 kids) failed 1 or more classes. I just kept noticing, and i also talked about this with my principle cuase ive known her since i was like 3, and she too said the numbers prove it. Every year they have had a decline in average grades and test scores. occasionally a year will come along with a smart group of kids that bump up the class stats, but overall, the school was getting dumber. Now this may be an isolated incident(i hope so) at just my highschool, but its very possible that its happening in a lot more places that we think

No, its definetely happening in CT too. Its not only the grades too. Its people thinking they are the shit and straight out bothering you for no apparent reason. Not to be racist, but I think the cause of it for most Puerto Ricans is that they are too lazy to even bother to learn English, and they still won't give a shit about schoolwork. Its also alot of people trying to rep their "gangsta" image while listening to 50 Cent and all of the other pop stars.

[B.Basher]

The worst part is the laws are being changed in favour of the retarded generation.

My bro who is a year older then me goes to art college and struggles to support his rent and course fees while still working hard. Meanwhile new laws mean the younger wasters in his class who don't give a shit and refuse to turn up get paid £30 for doing just that. Then take into account the sheer seriousness of the Jade Goody racism row as depicted in the media and you'll find this has started to spread to the older generation too.

[Demeter]

Aye, I think this generation (of which I am a member) is definately getting 'thicker' as time goes on.

I mean, it's such a consumerist society, with so much focus on a very vacuous, insipid celebrity culture, which really pisses me off.

Heh, just my two cents.

Your two cents are worth a lot! I agree with you about the cultural decline- nearly everyone want to be famous, even if they are famous as fools!

I believe when people stop reading, they lose the power of the imagination- everything is spelled out, so thinking isn't necessary.

If everyone read one book a week, what a great world it would be

[TheFatKid]

Another thing I think is the downfall of this generation is the people who smoke weed and drink to be cool and get fucked up. They put alcohol before schoolwork, studying, and family. Its sickening.

[higher4hockey]

i dont think the younger generation is getting dumber, just more manipulative. the younger generation realizes that they can pass off just about all of their problems onto something else. laziness on technology and video games. attitude on mtv and popular culture. their ignorance on the public school system. weight issues on fast food. and the total lack of respect on californias proposed 'spanking' ban and things like that. my sister helps kids in grade school with behavioral problems, she tells me that even grade schoolers get away with murder because the teachers are basically to afraid to discipline the little bastards.

so yeah i don't think kids are getting dumber, they just know how to work the system.

[Purple Banana]

I see what you guys mean.

I am a substitute teacher; I do anything from 9-12th grade. I, myself, am 19. I sub for kids who I used to go to school with.

I can honestly say, that although there are a large population of "dumb" kids, many of them will grow out of it. I have had 9th grade classes that make me want to tear my fucking brains out from sheer immaturity and stupidity. I sub for that same class of students, now seniors. BIG difference. Sure, there are a few immature kids still in the class, but when they get out of high school, it will hit them.

I do see faults in my generation. But I see more good than bad, and that is a heartening sign. Just give them time. God know I was immature as hell before high school, and I've turned out better than anyone could have imagined.

Fatkid- I can definately see your point about those who do that kind of stuff in order to get fucked up. I deal with them all the time. And even though I somewhat risk losing my job, I tell them if they use, they need to RESPECT it. And many have listened.

Those who do it instead of schoolwork? Their choice, nothing you can say to change it. The only thing that will change their minds is when they realize they're living in their parents's basement at 20 with no job, no money, and loser friends.

All things take time! Help our generation become better than what we think we can do.

[ValkyrieAg]

In my opinion, kids are becoming worthless. Society is teaching kids to become worthless. My dad taught me how to hunt, fish, rebuild an engine, drive a truck, pull a trailer, operate a welder and a torch, all while he managed a multi-million dollar company.

Nowadays, people are more apt to buy an XBOX360 for their kid than a dirt bike or a project of some kind. Kids don't play sports anymore, because they can watch it all day long instead on the tv.

Though I am still but a young guy, I am way more sufficient than most people. If i ever have a boy of my own, I'll get him a really nice project car...somethat that he could be proud to roll around in. I would teach him how to work with his hands *cough*like a man should*cough* which would give him confidence. Then, when his hard work has paid off, only then could he appreciate that like a person should, like my dad did with me.

[birdgirl73]

Kids can do and say some dumb stuff, but adults do, too. And frankly, I tend to think adults have them beat on most days. Kids, at least, have more growing and maturing and getting-educated to do so they'll turn out smarter in the end. What's the excuse for a 35-year-old who climbs up a broken ladder and then falls off and breaks his leg? (Working as a paramedic gives you some amazing examples of adult dumbness.)

As far as "society is teaching kids to be worthless," that's just one of those things people like to say about society. Society doesn't really make kids into anything. Parents do. Kids who've had good, attentive parents are still turning out just fine.

[ValkyrieAg]

Society:
Xbox360
MTV Cribs
Paris Hilton
Britney Spears
Meaningless War

No, its not so much that society itself teaches kids to be worthless, its usually because their parents are neck deep in it too, with their 3 mortgages, 3 cars, 6 digit income, in debt, barely plugging along in their cookie cutter suburban sprawl house.

When society raises your child, you get what you see on MTV. A bunch of whiney kids who have never worked a day in their life. Hand them a shovel and they'll look at you like you've got green skin.

[coledog855]

This is a really simple subject. When you were younger, you we not aware of your ignorance. Now that you're older, you see ignorant youth and think that their generation is getting dumber and more useless, when infact they are no less intelligent or useful than your generation.


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