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Topic Started: Dec 18 2006, 06:52 PM (140 Views)
sqeezemasterflash
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Now you're boring us
The high-expectations of getting good grades is just too much for some kids.

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/education/...779/detail.html
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MaxPower
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"Dammit, stop being so smart. You're making the dumb kids feel dumb."


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Caber McJock
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I agree
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"an unhealthy focus on grades."


So this is where we are.

Welcome to North America: Hardcore Mediocrity!
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MaxPower
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That line had me laughing out loud literally. What the fuck are they there for, to learn, grades show how much they learned.

So, high schools now are just day care centers then?


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sqeezemasterflash
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Pretty much. You can't get any sort of job without a college degree, but most people aren't smart enough for that. So you make high school easier, then you make college easier, so that everyone can be a college graduate. Since everyone has a college degree, even clerical office jobs can say "College graduate preferred", and they'll get one. Then you end up with most jobs that require intelligence requiring a Masters or higher.

We're seeing some backlash from this in the US, where guys like my old college roommate realize that they can make more as a plumber than they can working in an office and using their degree.
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Caber McJock
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I agree
Indeed, it used to be crucial to graduate HS now it is assumed. The BA is also basically an expensive, and useless sheet of paper.

That is part of the reason I stay where I am- my unfinished degree is not enough ammo to get me a decent paying job somewhere else.
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Jamie
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Welcome to the Monkey House, Bergeron.
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Jamie
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No Kurt Vonnegut Jr. fans? ;)
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sqeezemasterflash
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Now you're boring us
Heard of the book, haven't read it
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Jamie
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I recommend it. ;)
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:stupid2
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