What's the Matter With Kids Today

[ThomasTrig]

If you think you go to School to get an education? You are missing the point. The fact is school systems are old and outdated. Kids should study what they want to study and we should encourage them.

We need specialized schools. Schools for Math (Where are the math lovers go), Schools for music production (Where everyone crazy about music gets a chance to study it from an early age), etc.

Today if someone wants to study Math, they can go to sites like StudyPug or Math.com and get better answers in a simple way then some "boring" teacher.

We need to cultivate and support the passion kids come into this world. The have it for a reason. Passionate kids nurtured = Experts! Passionate kids thrown into a cesspool known as high school, college and university produces average people who hate their lives.

Just look in the mirror if you think I'm wrong. As far as getting a job goes, go spend a few hours on Youtube . . . see what these kids are doing. Absolutely F'all and they are making 5gs plus a month. Just by being themselves. Technology has changed the game completely. Support your kids dreams. Don't try to live yours, you had your chance.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by ThomasTrig

If you think you go to School to get an education? You are missing the point. The fact is school systems are old and outdated. Kids should study what they want to study and we should encourage them.

We need specialized schools. Schools for Math (Where are the math lovers go), Schools for music production (Where everyone crazy about music gets a chance to study it from an early age), etc.

At what age do you feel a child has been exposed to enough of the basics, the different paths possible, to declare their passion?

[xoxoxoBruce]

What kids think is cool...

[ThomasTrig]

I think 14 is a very solid age at which most kids know what they would like to become. It might not be believable to us "adults" but it actually is if they turn that passion or love into a proper skill. Our job is to guide them and help them hone that craft. Whatever it may be. Plus times have changed. Now as an example, you can learn all kinds of stuff online and they actually do it better then your regular teachers. StudyPug or Math.com is just a small example. There are tons of these online resources on Science, English and you name it. Clearly proving that you don't need to spend 6 hours a day to learn something that you won't even need. Also at the end, it's not about how 'smart' you are, it's what you remember. Schools are training for being a 9-5 slave in my book.