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...he has his own wikipedia article.
I have my own fan club. :mrgreen:
...he has his own wikipedia article.
Minority, yes. Vast-et-al super-tiny minority as you suggest....well that has not been my experience, either as a student thirty years ago or as a parent today.
A nearby small city has recently had to enact a 10pm curfew against all persons under 18. The reason being, thousands of teens were congregating downtown at night and staying there until the wee small hours, and there were fights, vandalism, theft and miscellanous mayhem to a degree the city council found quite alarming.
There is plenty of other evidence that "all is not well" with a significant minority of modern teens.
Granted, every generation in history seems to think their successor generation is worse than they were, and some of that is probably perception... but I think that there is merit in the argument that the past 40 years has seen a substantial and significant decline in respect, manners, morals, ethics, obedience to the law, and so forth with each succeeding generation. From what I've seen I think it is all but inarguable...but if there is concrete evidence that it is not so, I'd be pleased to be proven wrong.
But he has a massive fan club and global following...:\
I agree with you, but I do think that this is the decision of the parents.
I don't have a specific beef with non-public schooling, though I think that many private schools can be more narrow in both their approach and their services. My issue with home-schooling vs. public/private schooling is somewhat well documented at DP...in fact I think you and I debated this about 6 months ago. It is more about my belief that the varied experience and diverse situations encountered, socially, in school, are the most important skills that our young people learn. Home-schoolers are often at a disadvantage in encountering these situations.
I don't talk to most people about my home schooling but when they find out it's non religious.
They seem perplexed.
My situation in particular I have not expressed to my son a like or dislike of people from varied backgrounds i.e. Black, Asian, Indian etc.
It's funny though, he never mentions the race of people he interacts with and openly accepts them.
I think we are in disagreement over two different kinds of socialization.
I mean one thing and you mean another.
I taught high school students that came out of home school situations. They were among the brightest students and the most well adjusted in terms of peer interaction. Not sure what you are encountering, but people in public schools and private schools can be just as awkward.
It's been my experience, both as a student 30 years ago, and as a professional working with dozens of schools, and scores of students, today.
Your presentation is all subjectivity. You need to define, "all is not well".