[quote=SK in CV][quote=livinincali]Our education system should focus on problem solving, but often that takes a back seat to feel good topics. Not that feel good topics are bad, they just don’t do much to create economic growth.[/quote]
You have kids? What feel good topics are they studying? Mine have been out of high school for 8-10 years now. I have no recollectiong of them ever studying a “feel good” topic. Not in college either. Have things really changed that much?[/quote]
Yes they have. More and more in schools, awards are given for “best effort” not end results. Something simple as martial arts classes for kids. One school my kid goes to gives the lower belts just if you pay to take the test… Dude, when I took martial arts, you actually had to work you butt of to pass a real belt test. I think we’ve been taking the “winning is not everything. It’s how you play the game…here’s a trophy anyway….” to the extremes now….It’s the same pattern as to “well, gee you didn’t achieve X, but well buy you Y on credit anyway….” mentality.
As such, we’ve dumbed down things considerably…Same goes with education with this no kids left behind crap…..We cultivate mediocracy for everyone at best. If you want someone to truely excel, you’re on your own. Well, works great if you have funds. Personally, it sucks for the parents that don’t have the financial resources at their disposal but otherwise have brilliant kids.
Same kinda crap that goes on right now…People love to tell how hard it is succeed at anything. This won’t work, that won’t work.. And then one someone else does it..Well ,shit that’s not fair. Judgement call XYZ on whether the person is overpaid,etc, and should/shouldn’t be taxed more, etc….
Personally, I think we’d be better off teaching more of our younger generation about how to be winners.
But then again if everyone else wants to quit and have a victim’s mentality and teach their kids to have a victim’s mentality and be self-destructive…so be it… Have a field day on it.
