Documentary "White People" being shown to my 8th Grader

[Tim Steelersfan]

It's almost like society doesn't value traditional family values anymore. It's like, you know, the decline of a civilization, like what's happened over and over again when a society abandons a moral baseline. If only we could point back to all of the examples of that happening in the past, or just ******* read the writings of the Founders.

I don't get this, I just don't. I graduated high school and college both with honors. I was taught school is important. I missed maybe 3 classes in college in 4.5 years. I learned early on, if I was in class, took notes, and did mild studying before tests, I'd do well. And I did.

My oldest is a junior in HS. He has a 4.64 GPA (hasn't had a B since early middle school). He just got his PSAT results yesterday - a freaking 1440! That's top 1% in the country. I am in awe.

My 14 year old 8th grader is a straight A student.

I just don't get parents that don't instill the value of education with their kids. It's hard, but it's not that hard. It really is not.

 

[Steelin]

That is awesome. Have you thought about what creates a society that is so dependent on "the village", and why more families can't be like yours?

The falling away from religion is opening a huge gap that socialism appears to fill. The lack of morality and values shows what a hollow replacement socialism is for religion though.

 

[oneforthebus]

In our school district we have over-involved parents.

It's gotten kind of ridiculous. I know kids who go to SAT summer camp...no kidding, two weeks of SAT prep at a cost of tens of thousands of dollars. My girls are juniors and do extremely well on grades and testing but they can't compete with the top 5% or so here because they are all professionally tutored and consulted and prepped.

 

[Supersteeler]

Sorry. I'm so sick of trying to argue first principles against everyday symptoms. **** all those parents you are talking about; and all the parents who don't feel any kind of basic responsibility as a citizen of this country, let alone as a person, which would lead them to be good parents. I don't get it, and I'm just ******* tired of hearing about it.

When you hear about teachers bitching all the time about the kids not caring and/or putting forth any effort to learn because they have no role model at home, it's not excuse making, it's a stone fact.