What our “self-esteem” movement and the public schools have wrought. It’s been over thirty years since that commission on education issued the report that said that if a foreign power had imposed this educational system on us, we would rightly consider it an act of war. It’s true today more than ever.
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I run into this all the time…
Most of them simply hope that I will come around.
The problem is this strategy works. It’s why we need to flush out the RINOs as well. It will take many election cycles including replacing many of the replacements. Be prepared to hear the repeated argument that we’ve got to keep some of the institutional knowledge. It’s the institutional knowledge that’s the problem. Let the freshman make mistakes and learn. That’s how you get away from a local stability point to something better.
What can I say in response to this article other than “yes”.
The problem in most schools is that these English courses are no longer prerequisites. Grinding out those who are incapable early used to be, in part, the purpose of these courses. That has a budgetary consequence for the school. Better to lead them on as long as possible.
“The world is passing through troublous times. The young people of
today think of nothing but themselves. They have no reverence for
parents or old age. They are impatient of all restraint. They talk as
if they knew everything, and what passes for wisdom with us is
foolishness with them. As for the girls, they are forward, immodest
and unladylike in speech, behavior and dress.” — Peter the Hermit, 1274 AD
“The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for
authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place
of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their
households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They
contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties
at the table, cross their legs, and tyrannize their teachers.” — attributed to Socrates by Plato
Are you suggesting it’s no different or just cyclic? Either way, we’ve got to get beyond it.
No, just that now you are the old geezers doing the complaining about the younger generation.
Immaturity prevents my geezerdom.
I don’t think the article was pointing out children’s lack of respect for authority or disdain of societal customs for good behavior.
But Ayn Rand though building self-esteem was such a good idea…