Fearing for the future generation

[opsspec1991]

It’s amazing how many people in these United States are oblivious to the current events that are going on around them. Time and time again you see examples on the TV, news broadcasts, the Webb and just everyday normal communication’s with them, it’s like they don’t know a single pertinent thing that’s affecting their lives at all. Just google and look up “ stupid things people say” and you’d be amazed at their lack of knowledge.

If you took a poll of everyone in the United States I would bet you that the percentage of people from the age of 18 to 80 years old wouldn’t be above 45% that are current to what’s going on here in the United States. It seems that all they care about is who’s on the latest reality show or who’s hooking up with whom.

Back when I grew up, even at the age of 10, I knew who the president was and that the Nation’s capital was in Washington DC, and yes I know we didn’t have the internet, IPods and cell phones then, all we had was the TV news, but that’s the point, because there are so many vehicles now to obtain the information concerning what’s effecting their daily lives, it’s downright criminal not to be informed.

The future aspect of a knowledgeable informed population out there is diminishing with each and every generation of, what’s in it for me, noses in the IPod /cell phone population.

I fear for what’s to become or happen in the next 30 years if these low information people who vote continue to go on their merry way’s and continue to think the government owes them something, it doesn’t.

 

[Peggy Reist]

It's not that amazing that people are so oblivious when you consider that most of them only hear about half the news thanks to the liberal media. Lots of older people don't even have computers or internet so they depend on radio and TV. You know how dependable that is.

Children in school only learn what the powers that be want them to learn. Most teachers really try, but lots of the kids just don't care if they learn anything at all. I read a lot of comments on news articles and assuming the majority are adults, it's scary how little they actually know about spelling and grammar.

And then there are the people who only learn what they need to know to work the system to their advantage.

 

[Reloader54]

I could not agree with you more. But I also do think that some of the problems that we're seeing now and over the last few years is in part that the main stream media has become so liberal that they have stopped reporting all news stories without being very biased. Just look at how much time they spent on "Bridgegate" compared to the new reports about Benghazi. They hardly did any on Benghazi where they did about 22min. on "Bridgegate". And that was because Bridgegate had a GOP involved where Benghazi has mostly Dems and far left liberals. And that is also a problem no real unbiased reporting from the main stream media.

 

[wolf_fire]

It's not that amazing that people are so oblivious when you consider that most of them only hear about half the news thanks to the liberal media. Lots of older people don't even have computers or internet so they depend on radio and TV. You know how dependable that is.

Children in school only learn what the powers that be want them to learn. Most teachers really try, but lots of the kids just don't care if they learn anything at all. I read a lot of comments on news articles and assuming the majority are adults, it's scary how little they actually know about spelling and grammar.

And then there are the people who only learn what they need to know to work the system to their advantage.

Peggy, truer statements could not be said.

I'm flabbergasted at how little knowledge my students have when they come into my classroom. Their thoughts are, "If I need to know it, I'll look it up". I ask them, what if the Internet, or worse, electricity is down. They shrug. I remind them of the blackout in NY state. They look at me incredulously that this could happen. It's sad.

Some of the students are wonderful, but the majority just want to do the minimum and get out. I cannot speak for elementary or middle school, but this is what I see in high school.

Therefore, I make the students do. At first they balk and I've had parents complain that I give too much work, and I ask them "how much does your child practice at his/her sport before he/she has one drill perfected, but he/she isn't willing to do a bit of homework to make sure his/her studies are perfected, did I understand you Mr. or Mrs. Parent?" Usually the argument ends here. It's sad that I also have to fight the parents to get their child to work. I actually had one parent in a meeting tell me in front of the principals and counselors that her child wouldn't be doing all the work I assigned since it was too much. I let her know that was fine, because it is actually easier to put a zero into my grade book. She looked horrified that I would fail her child.

The saddest thing was after the meeting, the principal asked what assignments I could exempt for the child. I then looked horrified. I replied, "I'm not sure... which part of the curriculum would you like to remove so she gets the same credit as everyone else?" There are some good kids and there are some good parents, but our administrations are cowering to the ones that are not. It is sad.

 

[Peggy Reist]

Peggy, truer statements could not be said.

I'm flabbergasted at how little knowledge my students have when they come into my classroom. Their thoughts are, "If I need to know it, I'll look it up". I ask them, what if the Internet, or worse, electricity is down. They shrug. I remind them of the blackout in NY state. They look at me incredulously that this could happen. It's sad.

Some of the students are wonderful, but the majority just want to do the minimum and get out. I cannot speak for elementary or middle school, but this is what I see in high school.

Therefore, I make the students do. At first they balk and I've had parents complain that I give too much work, and I ask them "how much does your child practice at his/her sport before he/she has one drill perfected, but he/she isn't willing to do a bit of homework to make sure his/her studies are perfected, did I understand you Mr. or Mrs. Parent?" Usually the argument ends here. It's sad that I also have to fight the parents to get their child to work. I actually had one parent in a meeting tell me in front of the principals and counselors that her child wouldn't be doing all the work I assigned since it was too much. I let her know that was fine, because it is actually easier to put a zero into my grade book. She looked horrified that I would fail her child.

The saddest thing was after the meeting, the principal asked what assignments I could exempt for the child. I then looked horrified. I replied, "I'm not sure... which part of the curriculum would you like to remove so she gets the same credit as everyone else?" There are some good kids and there are some good parents, but our administrations are cowering to the ones that are not. It is sad.

I guess that explains a lot of what I see then. It's been a long time since I had a child in school. For a short time we had our grandson living with us when he was in high school, but even that's been about six years ago.
When I was in school, we had to learn or we didn't pass. Parents have a hissy fit now if you dare hold their child back, if they even do that anymore. It's no wonder we trail the rest of the world in math and science. I'm pretty sure we're behind in other areas too.

 

[fuhr52]

My wife is an 8th grade teacher. She isn't aloud to hold any students back, even if they sit in the classroom and do nothing all year. Something about not passing them will ruin their little psyches which will cause them to drop out of school, according to some government study.

 

[Eidolon]

I'm fairly certain we don't have too many generations left so it's probably going to be moot anyway

 

[Ringo]

I'm fairly certain we don't have too many generations left so it's probably going to be moot anyway

If you believe the words of Jesus there will be no future generations. Jesus makes it crystal clear in three Gospels...The re-birth of Israel (1948) will mark the beginning of the Last Generation.

Matthew 24:32-35 - Mark 13:28-31 - Luke 21:29-33 (Signs of the End of the Age)

“Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. Even so, when you see these things happening, you know that it is near, right at the door. Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away".​

God says that a mans years (generation) will be Three Score & Ten (70 yrs), Fourscore (80) if by strength. Considering that we are already 65 years into this Last Generation and Israel is God's prophetic Timepiece, time is short, very short.

Maranatha!!​

 

[Peggy Reist]

My wife is an 8th grade teacher. She isn't aloud to hold any students back, even if they sit in the classroom and do nothing all year. Something about not passing them will ruin their little psyches which will cause them to drop out of school, according to some government study.

And that's the time they SHOULD be held back if they're not up to the level with the rest of the class. Typically that used to be the grade that held back any child that was even a little behind the rest of the class. Their little psyches would be the least of my concerns if I were a teacher. MY teachers didn't worry about my psyche and I turned out just fine. My daughters' teachers didn't worry about their psyches and they turned out great. The grandkids.........well I'm kind of worried about the ones that are still in school.

 

[wolf_fire]

My wife is an 8th grade teacher. She isn't aloud to hold any students back, even if they sit in the classroom and do nothing all year. Something about not passing them will ruin their little psyches which will cause them to drop out of school, according to some government study.

The government study shows them not dropping out of middle school. The government study expects some to drop out of high school, after all it's more difficult than middle school. As long as they don't drop out in their senior year, because that looks bad for graduation rates. ~ Note, the dripping sarcasm, but this is what goes on.

 

[fuhr52]

The government study shows them not dropping out of middle school. The government study expects some to drop out of high school, after all it's more difficult than middle school. As long as they don't drop out in their senior year, because that looks bad for graduation rates. ~ Note, the dripping sarcasm, but this is what goes on.

I caught your sarcasm. Your right though high school is more difficult then middle school because they have to pass to move on. Middle school they can sit on their butts and do nothing for three years.

 

[Eidolon]

If you believe the words of Jesus there will be no future generations. Jesus makes it crystal clear in three Gospels...The re-birth of Israel (1948) will mark the beginning of the Last Generation.

By definition anyone alive in 1948 (my mother for instance) who had children (me) would constitute another generation. My kids would constitute still another and their kids yet another.

 

[Ringo]

By definition anyone alive in 1948 (my mother for instance) who had children (me) would constitute another generation. My kids would constitute still another and their kids yet another.

Jesus is clearly, without question speaking of the "re-birth" of a nation, ISRAEL (Fig tree), not of persons. Here, generation is a (time line) "metaphor".
I repeat...Considering that we are already 65 years into this Last Generation and Israel is God's prophetic Timepiece, time is short, very short.