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<blockquote data-quote="Ironbutterfly" data-source="post: 690771" data-attributes="member: 19951"><p>Walrus, that is it exactly. Kids in this era are so different then we were growing up. I think lot of has to do with society, media, schools and easy child crowd. It's a very me focus mentality. I just read the other day there would be no Honors awards for students at this high school because they didn't want to hurt other kids feelings. What? So the kids that excelled, worked hard, get no recognition because the ones that can't , won't excel, will get offended. Schools are doing away with D's and F's because it's offensive to the child's psyche. They get C- now. </p><p></p><p>I think there is a message out there that things will be given to you- you don't have to push yourself, work hard for anything. If you can't make it in life, no worries, there is always a welfare check. You can also be a forever student and rack up 100,000 in tuition bills. No worries, just join a protest and oh gosh, look, you debt will be absolved if not paid off in 10 years. </p><p></p><p>I noticed in last couple of winters, which have been brutal in Michigan, that not one teenage kid was out shoveling snow. No kids mowing grass. They sit in their houses and play videos. Hardly ever see kids outside playing anymore.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ironbutterfly, post: 690771, member: 19951"] Walrus, that is it exactly. Kids in this era are so different then we were growing up. I think lot of has to do with society, media, schools and easy child crowd. It's a very me focus mentality. I just read the other day there would be no Honors awards for students at this high school because they didn't want to hurt other kids feelings. What? So the kids that excelled, worked hard, get no recognition because the ones that can't , won't excel, will get offended. Schools are doing away with D's and F's because it's offensive to the child's psyche. They get C- now. I think there is a message out there that things will be given to you- you don't have to push yourself, work hard for anything. If you can't make it in life, no worries, there is always a welfare check. You can also be a forever student and rack up 100,000 in tuition bills. No worries, just join a protest and oh gosh, look, you debt will be absolved if not paid off in 10 years. I noticed in last couple of winters, which have been brutal in Michigan, that not one teenage kid was out shoveling snow. No kids mowing grass. They sit in their houses and play videos. Hardly ever see kids outside playing anymore. [/QUOTE]
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