Saturday, October 27, 2007

With a headline like this...

... you just knew I would have to link to it. From the online edition of the San Francisco Chronicle:
American kids, dumber than dirt
Warning: the next generation might just be the biggest pile of idiots in U.S. history

I have this ongoing discussion with a longtime reader who also just so happens to be a longtime Oakland high school teacher, a wonderful guy who's seen generations of teens come and generations go and who has a delightful poetic sensibility and quirky outlook on his life and his family and his beloved teaching career...

It's gotten so bad that, as my friend nears retirement, he says he is very seriously considering moving out of the country so as to escape what he sees will be the surefire collapse of functioning American society in the next handful of years due to the absolutely irrefutable destruction, the shocking — and nearly hopeless — dumb-ification of the American brain. It is just that bad....
Be sure to read the rest.

Good Day to You, Sir

2 comments:

Darren said...

The guy should quit beating around the bush, and call it like he sees it!

The Vegas Art Guy said...

What it truly comes down to are parents that care. When they care, the kids care. And having teachers that give a @*@()@ does not hurt either.