“There’s no educating a smart boy.”
— Terry Pratchett, Thief of Time (Discworld, #26)
GNU Sir Terry
Comment on Why people consistently vote against their own interests to benefit the rich?
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 4 weeks agoI must’ve fallen through the cracks, because I went through the American education system and I’m not completely stupid.
Dasus@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Probably the exception to the rule. I did as well, and constantly find myself at a loss for how it simply doesn’t occur to most people to stop and think about something for a split second as opposed to just impulsively doing whatever.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
…well…
SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
It’s more that the system itself just leaves more and more children behind, as passing kids who aren’t actually making the grade has become the norm because parents are abusive and more apt to harass/harangue and schools are pressured with funding to make sure enough kids are graduating. Teachers themselves are left with few options and there’s still bright kids, they’re just waaaaay in the minority compared to the apparently teeming masses of absolute fuckwits.
SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I always think of the George Carlin saying…
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Hey, not ALL millennials are on the hook for this one!
For instance, I never found anyone to love me, and have kids with. So THERE! You can’t blame ME for idiots today!
…but also yes. Kids in the 90s, that I went to school with were fucking idiots. Including me.
bassomitron@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
The bulk of older teenagers/college kids are from Gen X, not so much from millennials.