Is George Carlin Correct To Be Soooo Cynical About American Education??? | |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 422179 United States 07/19/2010 07:36 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | he was spot on. you know it. i know it. we all know it on some level, we are just to brainwashed to think our way out of it. And I am the most guilty of that than anyone I know. I've become a droid, a drone, a controlled shell of a human being. It's hard to overcome, but i'm working on it. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 860229 United States 07/19/2010 07:43 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm seriously afraid that Carlin was right. At least when I went to college after the Vietnam War, there seemed to be about 50% of the college community that didn't trust government. Now, it seems like the question doesn't even make sense to today's youth. This is really bumming me out! Just how many zombies are we up against??? |
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No I Didn't !!
User ID: 500446 United States 07/19/2010 07:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Yes he was absolutely right !! But there's more.... I can't believe the average US citizen between the ages of 20-30 can't even speak proper English, let alone tell you ANYTHING about history, geography, or our own form of government!!!! It's INSANE!! You can see it right here on GLP... when it comes to grammar and vocabulary. YUK. We should say to hell with public education and educate our own children (provided WE are well educated LOL). ..."There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy."... "If your presence doesn't make an impact, then your absence won't make any difference!" |
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ANNONYMOUS User ID: 825313 United States 07/19/2010 07:56 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Yep, old George was right on but he missed the big change that being the influence of GLOBALISM. As long as we buy into this GLOBAL bullshit our education system will continue to dumb down our children as a necessary part of their adherence to the program. No history or government that promotes NATIONALISM. Use of machines to replace ones brain/memory with no thought to what happens when the machines breakdown. Stupidity abounds and passes for knowledge. |
ElementX
User ID: 1041344 United States 07/19/2010 08:24 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | OP- Most young people today can't count back change for a dollar. Jay Leno recently pointed out that most Americans don't know why we celebrate July 4th. These examples are just scratching the surface. Welcome to the rabbit hole, OP |
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Guns n' God (redux)
User ID: 1020779 United States 07/19/2010 08:31 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | No, Carlin's bitterness and paranoia completely overtook his comedic abilities in his later years. The real problem with American education is the fact that we have much more dumb people in the country now than we did 50 years ago. There's so much mental capacity that some people have. Just because they are not good in school doesn't mean they can;t be good manual laborers. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1038381 United States 07/19/2010 08:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I'm seeking an answer to this question on another thread regarding 9-11. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 860229I'm seriously afraid that Carlin was right. At least when I went to college after the Vietnam War, there seemed to be about 50% of the college community that didn't trust government. Now, it seems like the question doesn't even make sense to today's youth. This is really bumming me out! Just how many zombies are we up against??? About 2/3...of EVERYONE! |
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ANNONYMOUS User ID: 825313 United States 07/19/2010 08:38 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | No, Carlin's bitterness and paranoia completely overtook his comedic abilities in his later years. Quoting: Guns n' God (redux)The real problem with American education is the fact that we have much more dumb people in the country now than we did 50 years ago. There's so much mental capacity that some people have. Just because they are not good in school doesn't mean they can;t be good manual laborers. Sorry GnG I can't agree with you. I taught for 41+ years and only retired 7 years ago and people aren't any dumber than they were 50 years ago proportionately. The problem is unlike 50 years ago we aren't attempting to teach them anything worthwhile. We coddle the little babies and continue to feed them PABLUM through the 12th grade. Then we send them on to so called colleges the best of which have to spend the better part of two years trying to remediate them before they actually can get going. |
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