Peoples attitudes

Mr. N · 04-29-2007, 09:18 PM

I honestly can't believe the attitudes that students have now days. I work at a local high school and there have been days where it has taken every ounce of self control I have not to physically harm a child.
I am totally shocked by their behavior. If I even thought about acting the way the kids act today... my mom and/or dad would've beat my butt until I couldn't sit down.

German Shepherd Lover · 04-29-2007, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. N

I honestly can't believe the attitudes that students have now days. I work at a local high school and there have been days where it has taken every ounce of self control I have not to physically harm a child.
I am totally shocked by their behavior. If I even thought about acting the way the kids act today... my mom and/or dad would've beat my butt until I couldn't sit down.

Oh well, some of the great looking young female teachers make up for all of the frustrations the young boys go through. We weren't that lucky when I was a kid.

sillylilykitty · 04-29-2007, 10:50 PM

*sigh*......Everything is messed up in this day and age. My theory, its the food. Back when there were no/hardly any chemicals in the food there werent so many problems, medically and mentally. Now so many kids are said to have "ADD" or "ADHD". When I was a kid the doctors said I had ADHD and should be given medication forever so they could "fix" me....HA! My parents didnt give me the drugs and I turned out fine.

The FDA is the stupidest excuse for an administration there ever was. They allow dead euthanised animals into animal food. Putting bad/unhealthy ingredients into human food, believe it or not they do it. Heard of MSG (Mono sodium Glutamate) or GMO foods (Genetically modified foods)? Wonder why some organic foods advertise having none of these ingredients in them? BECAUSE THEY ARE BAD!! The FDA knows this so they allow MSG to be labeled as "spices" or even "natural spices" and many other names too. Why? because some people look for MSG in the ingredients list (they know its bad) and if its there they wont buy it.

Anyway, the food is bad it makes people fat and need drugs to cure diseases (including crazy antsie kids). Its all about money. You dont need to believe me, im just stating facts that I know from my sister who is going to college learning all about this stuff.

xoxluvablexox · 04-29-2007, 11:06 PM

It's not just food but that's probably a huge part of it. It seems like every kid has something like a learning disorder are some mental problem like ADHD and being Bipoler. It seems like more people are depressed and need meds for all those little problems and then the meds have side affects. It's like nothing good comes from what half the things people are putting into their bodies.

As for children acting out and growning up to be disrespectful it's a problem mostly caused by the parents. I was resently in a store selling jewelry and this little girl was going to get her ears peirced. I staid there long enough to find out the full story. She had asked to get the piercing done and then when she was in the seat she started screaming for help and crying insanely. The parents left and came back over five times because the child would cry for help and then cry to get her ears pierced as she was dragged out of the store. The mother and father were yelling and I couldn't figure out wether it was the child or parents that were making the most noise. If I was that girls mother I would have slapped her right there and then but the parents were rapped around that little girls finger. It was pretty amusing for the most part but I would never get myself into the situation if I had a child.

Jaylie · 04-30-2007, 12:00 AM

My theory is the parents...Back in the day when it was perfectly legal to spank a child, all of the children were so well behaved. Because if they misbehaved, they were spanked. Simple as that. The reason they have made it illegal to spank now, is because of people ABUSING they're right as a parent. They will spank in anger, (And as we all know, from raising dogs) If you spank in anger, then it will always be WAY worse then what the child deserves. My parents, if they are angry, they will choose NOT to spank, because if they do, they know they might get carried away. I don't know how people have slowly evolved their thinking to "Spanking is bad...It never solves anything" but I do know that it sure worked when it WAS allowed.

sillylilykitty · 04-30-2007, 12:14 AM

Wait...spanking is illegal?!

squirt1968 · 04-30-2007, 12:43 AM

No spanking is not illegal. Leaving marks is. I was watching some expert on tv and they were saying that the children today are being raised by the (me generation) and so of course it is just the next generation of that. They also brought up how kids are given so much material stuff that that is how they perceive themselves (if they have all the good stuff they are important). In the past people did not have everything they wanted and learned to appreciate what they had. Not having so much material stuff allowed them to identify themselves by who they were on the inside. I feel this is true. In the 50's no one killed for tennis shoes for example.

drfong · 05-08-2007, 12:15 AM

I have a theory, with no scientific proof to back it up. I think that al the extra stimulation children get from such a young age contributes to ADD and ADHD. I know it is supposed to further brain developement, but I think it also creates neural pathways that need continual stimulation. Because of video games, tv's computers, etc. the amount is stimuli that a child takes in is huge compared to previous generations.

squirt1968 · 05-08-2007, 01:19 AM

drfong, my cousin who is a second grade teacher went to a seminar and the scientist, phychologist or whoever said it had been proven that a child under 3 watching tv was harmful to the brain I don't remember the details now but the explaination did make sense

ScareCrow · 05-08-2007, 05:46 PM

I don't know if anyone has ever seen the move Idiocracy or not but I think it provides the answer to this problem. If you have not seen the move go rent it, well worth the watch and it's from the makers of Office Space so you know it's at least a little funny. The movie clearly explains what is happening to this world.