Warning: The next generation might just be the biggest pile of idiots in U.S. history

[Taualumna]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

So they don't share REAL classes together. That isn't really sharing to me because there's no learning process that is geared toward all the different age groups in one REAL class.

Superficially mingling with older and younger people is supposed to do what, exactly?

Some people feel that putting older teens with tweens can be harmful to the younger set. Some parents don't want their 10 year olds exposed to things that they don't think they need to know at that age (but usually, these kids already know about it!), such as sex, drugs, etc...

[DaemonSeid]

Originally Posted by Taualumna

Some people feel that putting older teens with tweens can be harmful to the younger set. Some parents don't want their 10 year olds exposed to things that they don't think they need to know at that age (but usually, these kids already know about it!), such as sex, drugs, etc...

what she is saying is...I believe...what does it matter unless they are taking classes with upperclassmen and vice versa?

If they are all housed in the same facility... and still separate...it doesn't mean much.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

what she is saying is...I believe...what does it matter unless they are taking classes with upperclassmen and vice versa?

If they are all housed in the same facility... and still separate...it doesn't mean much.

Exactly.

When my parents were little, country schools had one or two rooms where all the children learned basic reading, writing, and arithmetic. I don't know how they separated the different ages from that point on but they didn't have many resources. Now that our society has changed and there are more resources (and all schools are "supposed to" have access to the resources), there's no research-based justification for overcrowding our schools like that.

[sunnyhibiscus]

I know this may be off the subject, but I'm scared what our language is going to be in 50 years with text speak ruling the message baords. It's fine to do that on phones, but when someone text speak their post on message boards it's annoying and it gives me a headache. I'm scared that people will start writing text speak language on their papers.

Let's learn proper English, people!

Another thing, in the beginning of the 1980s, we were ranked 3rd in math and sciences (behing China and I believe Japan). Now we are almost out of the top 20 when it comes to that, and Mexico is right behind us. If we don't shape up, then Mexico will pass us.

[PM_Mama00]

Originally Posted by sunnyhibiscus

I know this may be off the subject, but I'm scared what our language is going to be in 50 years with text speak ruling the message baords. It's fine to do that on phones, but when someone text speak their post on message boards it's annoying and it gives me a headache. I'm scared that people will start writing text speak language on their papers.

Let's learn proper English, people!

Another thing, in the beginning of the 1980s, we were ranked 3rd in math and sciences (behing China and I believe Japan). Now we are almost out of the top 20 when it comes to that, and Mexico is right behind us. If we don't shape up, then Mexico will pass us.

OMG ur soOoOoOo rite! LWTFOMG whut would we do if Mxco wuz ahed of us? LMFAO wOw!