Alarming article "The dumbing down of America"

[LoftyDog]

The US's rankings in education has gone down since the 60's I believe, and it's only getting worse. It's real sad, and it's only gonna hurt the US in the long run.

[Walt Liquor]

Can i an amen for scrit AND his avi!!

[BigStereotype]

Americans in general know very little about the world around them, that's a known fact. It's unfortunately that they don't know basic info about their own country though.

I think you're confusing "fact" with "stereotype."

[BigStereotype]

Sad thing is your right



great post
sometimes I think I fell that way because I'm getting old, but a lot of the kids now a days are really stupid. They all want to be famous and rich but have no desire to learn or work hard to achieve it.

I've seen this and it was really puzzling. I was talking to this girl about a week ago and she was going on and on how she was going to be famous. I said "what for?" Her response was (this is verbatim what she said) "I don't know what...maybe for being Drake's wife...I know it will be something."

Are you fucking kidding me? And I wasn't even going to hit it, for a bit of context.

[Walt Liquor]

I've seen this and it was really puzzling. I was talking to this girl about a week ago and she was going on and on how she was going to be famous. I said "what for?" Her response was (this is verbatim what she said) "I don't know what...maybe for being Drake's wife...I know it will be something."

Are you fucking kidding me? And I wasn't even going to hit it, for a bit of context.

Ive heard similar comments too many times....

[BigStereotype]

Ive heard similar comments too many times....

I mean, I guess you could say I want to be famous. I want to be on TV at least but I have a goal. Not "I hope a rapper gets really drunk, hooks up with me and then...fuck it, let's get married."

[Walt Liquor]

I mean, I guess you could say I want to be famous. I want to be on TV at least but I have a goal. Not "I hope a rapper gets really drunk, hooks up with me and then...fuck it, let's get married."

Im gonna fck my way to the tv!!! Woo hoo!

Cuz thats all that matters.

[Walt Liquor]

Id rather be comfortably rich than famous, famous=too many problems...

[Ta Khent]

Just about all of American history taught in schools across the US is white-washed anyway. This is what happens when you have politicians dictating what we should learn. When I was in school, I supplemented my education, because I realized very early that it was taught from a biased Eurocentric perspective.

[squealpiggy]

I personally find the pledge of allegiance to be a weird and troubling phenomenon. And that's even without the bit where you thank the invisible magic sky daemon. "I pledge allegiance to the flag"!?