Millennials aren't ready for the 'reality of life'

[Ex-California]

You want to hear something gross. My wife asked my 16 year old niece and her friends if they know why we American's celebrate the 4th of July. Not one of them had a clue. I was utterly shocked. I then asked if they knew what 12/7/1941 was, again we got blank looks. WTF are they teaching these kids?

Intersectionality, Feminist thought, and Black Liberation

[Ex-California]

Look at this and what do you see? This "Ivy League" student is upset that her taxes are going up under the bill in Congress. But of course her taxes will go up HER INCOME MORE THAN DOUBLED!!!!!
This is the hallmark of a "progressive tax system"- the more you make, the more you pay. Congratulations, you are now the rich that you want to tax!!!!
If you don't like this system, if it's unfair to you, maybe you should have voted for someone who wanted a flat tax.

[GloryofGreece]

You want to hear something gross. My wife asked my 16 year old niece and her friends if they know why we American's celebrate the 4th of July. Not one of them had a clue. I was utterly shocked. I then asked if they knew what 12/7/1941 was, again we got blank looks. WTF are they teaching these kids?

We are teaching essentially the same history they've learned for decades. They are "taught" about the Declaration of Independence several times over in Elementary, Middle, and High School. The difference is now students/kids don't fain interest or respect. Students have no real use for memory nor do they respect tradition or see the need for them. While some of that has always likely been the case a lot of it has accelerated over the past 20 years. Social Media and the internet changed the game. Teens were always more concerned about their immediate lives (*and cognitively they can't conceptualize 5 years down the road really) but now they are consumed with instant recognition, gratification, and amusement.

[clubgop]

Look at this and what do you see? This "Ivy League" student is upset that her taxes are going up under the bill in Congress. But of course her taxes will go up HER INCOME MORE THAN DOUBLED!!!!!
This is the hallmark of a "progressive tax system"- the more you make, the more you pay. Congratulations, you are now the rich that you want to tax!!!!
If you don't like this system, if it's unfair to you, maybe you should have voted for someone who wanted a flat tax.

No that is not what that math is disputing or complaining about. It is the system under which many graduate students subsist. Many graduate students get a fellowship or TA so they can continue to live and study at the university they receive a stipend which is regular income and they also receive tution exceptions for the university. Basically the university writes a check to another part of the university on that students behalf. As of right now that is tax exempt because the student never sees that money. Under the new bill it would be considered a taxable gift. I understand their frustration but here is the thing why are they mad at government if it wasn't a university doing this type of shit it would be a corporation and they do, they would rightly be upset with the corporation and would pit the onus on them to adjust thier accounting tricks.

[C-Mag]

But, are they ready for natural selection?

A model almost went blind after getting a hot new kind of tattoo

Refinery29 first reported on Catt Gallinger, a Canadian-based model who recently shared pictures of her infected and swollen eye after having it tattooed with purple ink. The site noted that Gallinger originally shared the information on Facebook and is continuing to update followers on her eye's progress.

This level of stupidity is off the charts. Who says, hey, poke a vibrating needle in my eye, that will make me beautiful.

[GloryofGreece]

But, are they ready for natural selection?

A model almost went blind after getting a hot new kind of tattoo

Refinery29 first reported on Catt Gallinger, a Canadian-based model who recently shared pictures of her infected and swollen eye after having it tattooed with purple ink. The site noted that Gallinger originally shared the information on Facebook and is continuing to update followers on her eye's progress.

This level of stupidity is off the charts. Who says, hey, poke a vibrating needle in my eye, that will make me beautiful.

The millions of people that have no memory, tradition, or natural hierarchical structure in their life. In the upside down world all emotions, beliefs, desires, fantasies are not only acceptable they are possible.

[Martin Hash]

Everyone wants control. The easiest way is to make the rules subjective and you the arbitrator.

[Speaker to Animals]

You have to first create a social and political climate where violating somebody's feelings becomes the biggest transgression, and then you can begin to exploit people's sense of charity and courtesy to make demands.

[Zero]

You want to hear something gross. My wife asked my 16 year old niece and her friends if they know why we American's celebrate the 4th of July. Not one of them had a clue. I was utterly shocked. I then asked if they knew what 12/7/1941 was, again we got blank looks. WTF are they teaching these kids?

Intersectionality, Feminist thought, and Black Liberation

Possibly, though in my experience teaching, I’ve never seen any evidence of that. Not in liberal Austin, or conservative DFW (all in TX, so there is a baked in conservatism). Not in London, either.

I blame the student, the teacher, and the parents.

Edit*** not knowing the significance of the 4th and being to quote parts of the Declaration is inexcusable for a 16 year old.

Pearl Harbor doesn’t get a hard look until 10th or 11th grade here, so there’s that. Unless a teacher specifically brings it up as part of a “This Day In History” bellringer, and even then it would be a shallow recall, until they dug into the causes of American involvement in WW2 more in the second half of US, or World history.

[Zero]

You want to hear something gross. My wife asked my 16 year old niece and her friends if they know why we American's celebrate the 4th of July. Not one of them had a clue. I was utterly shocked. I then asked if they knew what 12/7/1941 was, again we got blank looks. WTF are they teaching these kids?

We are teaching essentially the same history they've learned for decades. They are "taught" about the Declaration of Independence several times over in Elementary, Middle, and High School. The difference is now students/kids don't fain interest or respect. Students have no real use for memory nor do they respect tradition or see the need for them. While some of that has always likely been the case a lot of it has accelerated over the past 20 years. Social Media and the internet changed the game. Teens were always more concerned about their immediate lives (*and cognitively they can't conceptualize 5 years down the road really) but now they are consumed with instant recognition, gratification, and amusement.

This. Teachers got to raise their game to compete with all the noise these days. Many of the old timers are lost, and don’t know how to keep up, now that being the sage on the stage doesn’t cut the mustard. If it ever did. I know I was bored as hell in most classes.