celebrating mediocrity

[PorscheGAL]

Originally Posted by look 171

My electrical Sub contractor and I were talking about this just today. His wife ruin his kids by not allowing them to do yard or labor work like his dad. they weren't allow to go under the house to fix things. It was below them. both his kids have been done with college. UC irvine and UCLA. Both have been without a job for 4-5 years. their mother refuse to have them work just any job. the both kids actually think they should be earning 45k plus as an entry level $$$ per year. That what school tellls you anyway.

What does this say about what his wife thinks of him and his career choice?

Tomorrow, my 11yr old son will be learning the fine art of edging a yard with a weed eater. He is not quite big enough to push our mower yet, I'll be doing that. Should be interesting.

[FrankyV]

Originally Posted by gtc

Anyone else in here wondering why they would need a graduation ceremony for finishing 5th grade?
My generation (I'm 30) may be the least motivated ever, but our parents (boomers) have to be the worst parents ever, as well.

My daughters' school is having commencement this Friday for graduating from kindergarten. Unbelievably stupid and possibly destructive.

[Por_sha911]

All this "positive reinforcement" crapola started with Dr. Spook in the 60's. Don't spank your child, children are a product of their surroundings and can't be held responsible...
The NEA and the liberal nanny party jumped on board imediately and changed the schools. Don't like what we have? Blame the NEA.

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by patssle

Just remember who caused the Great Recession and threw the world economy in a spiral, racked up massive debt, gave the country 3 wars, increased school tuition by tens of thousands of dollars, are said crappy helicopter parents, set the rules for the current school system, and refuse to fix the real problems:

You baby boomers. Thanks y'all!

-Young Generation

Baby boomers are classified as people born from 1946 and 1964.
That means the youngest is around 47.
And most of those things you mentioned can be directly and unequivocally blamed on a certain political party which just happens to get the majority of it's support from folks who are YOUNGER than baby boomers. If the shoe fits ......
That's about all we can go into without dooming this thread to PARF.


BTW my oldest daughter is headed off to college in the fall.
She's had a part time job now for about 8 months (20 hrs/wk) and hasn't cashed a single paycheck yet, she's saving them up to help pay her way in school.
She loves the fact that most of her competition are lazy low-life liberal entitlement babies.
Her boss has already told her that she can come back to work during the summer or over holiday breaks whenever she wants.

[sammyg2]

One more thing:

Damn hippies.

[red-beard]

Earlier

Benjamin McLane Spock (May 2, 1903 – March 15, 1998) was an American pediatrician whose book Baby and Child Care, published in 1946, is one of the biggest best-sellers of all time. Its revolutionary message to mothers was that "you know more than you think you do."

Benjamin Spock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

And the dude didn't even have the funny ears, or anything.

I'll bet he couldn't even do this:

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by georgeinhere

Funny thing is that you're guilty of what you're complaining about...a "B" and HONOR ROLL should not be in the same sentence! Bs and Cs are for mediocre students, no wonder the rest of the world is passing us by.

When I was in school a 3.5 grade point average or higher meant honor roll.
You couldn't have anything below a 4.0 unless you had at least one B.

[lisa_spyder]

The US doesn't have sole claim on this PC BS. It's the same down here and it appalls me .

It seems as though the rationale is any excuse for a ceremony and let's give everyone a prize. Ridiculous!

My experiences...I grew up in a household where everyone was expected to pull their weight as both my parents worked their hearts out in the family biz. Some of things I remember - by age 8 I was mowing the lawns, at 11 I was doing all the household washing, by age 12 I knew how to change a tap washer etc. The moral always was - never expect anyone to do what you will not do yourself. Nothing was to be 'beneath' me. I took it upon myself by early teens to wash all the cars that were at home (six car garage and always full) each week and detail one per weekend as Dad could never find the time. I would LOOK for ways to contribute - don't pour accolades on me for this; this was ALL my parents' doing...how I was brought up.

I would often go to the workshop with Mum after school. There were always jobs for me. Dad's motto was that we would never expect our staff to do something we would not do; our staff were not to be our 'slaves'. I grew up and entered the family biz expecting that I would never ask someone to do a job I wouldn't...like clean the bathrooms, sweep the floors etc. Our leading mechanics were expected to chip in to do this stuff just as our first apprentices were. ANYONE who decided they wouldn't do the remedial stuff would find themselves out in the cold very fast. We all did our share happily; those who didn't weren't employed for very long.

These days I shake my head....kids talk back to their employers all the time. They think they know oh so much more when in fact they know next to nothing. They want immediate gratification and recognition when they haven't yet earned it. It's all about 'me' and 'now'...god help us as these are supposedly our future leaders....

I could blame the schools, society, cultural change etc etc...in the end I don't know where the buck stops any more.

Here's another example - one which I am dealing with right now. The junior football club names their 6 best in each team each week. I am a team manager so that is my job in corroboration with our coach. I am supposed to make these choices based on a roster???? WTF!!! I don't believe in this garbage. The 6 best should be named as the actual 6 best and if that turns out to be much the same kids each week well that is life as we should name on merit. We also have matchday awards. The president and I both want only 2 per team for our older age groups and 3 for the youngest group. The older age groups should only receive a most disciplined and an encouragement award (2 encouragement awards for the younger group). Again, I am being asked to ROSTER these awards??? Regardless of merit??? Gotta be kidding me...encouragement awards no problem as I can always find a kid who has done more than asked on the footy field for a match...but the most disciplined award goes to the one player who fits the criteria. Parents are arguing about not enough matchday awards....they want MORE. It appears we are supposed to award mediocrity....and I just won't do it. So now I am the dragon lady of the footy club. Big effing deal...kids need to learn that the world is one big contest and you have to contest to win...

[wdfifteen]

They should put one of these in every school room. Teach the little baxtards some responsibility and respect.

[widebody911]

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