What's the Matter With Kids Today - Page 2

xoxoxoBruce · 04-07-2017, 09:05 PM

What kids think is cool...

ThomasTrig · 04-07-2017, 09:50 PM

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.

Clodfobble · 04-07-2017, 10:41 PM

How old are you, Thomas? What do you do for a living?

monster · 04-07-2017, 10:46 PM

I wanted to be a computer programmer at 14. By the end of my bachelor's degree I did not. But I started to specialize at 14 because I was in the UK. so I was pretty screwed.

Clodfobble · 04-07-2017, 10:57 PM

I wanted to be a chemical engineer at 14. I didn't know shit.

BigV · 04-08-2017, 11:05 AM

https://youtu.be/Rs2HHYtGhP0

04-07-2017, 09:05 PM	#16
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	What kids think is cool... Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-07-2017, 09:50 PM	#17
ThomasTrig Rapscallion Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Vancouver Posts: 5	I would say around 14 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.

04-07-2017, 10:41 PM	#18
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	How old are you, Thomas? What do you do for a living? __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

04-07-2017, 10:46 PM	#19
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I wanted to be a computer programmer at 14. By the end of my bachelor's degree I did not. But I started to specialize at 14 because I was in the UK. so I was pretty screwed. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-07-2017, 10:57 PM	#20
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I wanted to be a chemical engineer at 14. I didn't know shit. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

04-08-2017, 11:05 AM	#21
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	https://youtu.be/Rs2HHYtGhP0 __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

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