Comments on: Those darned kids: cause for despair and celebration, I guess http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2007/12/12/those-darned-kids-cause-for-despair-and-celebration-i-guess/ Think. It ain't illegal yet... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:13:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tom Shortell http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2007/12/12/those-darned-kids-cause-for-despair-and-celebration-i-guess/comment-page-1/#comment-10051 Tom Shortell Sat, 15 Dec 2007 22:39:50 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2007/12/12/those-darned-kids-cause-for-despair-and-celebration-i-guess/#comment-10051 1) At the end of last year, Bona's opted not to replace the retiring geography professor. Last week the paper did a story on how amazingly bad students did on a <a href="http://media.www.thebv.org/media/storage/paper1111/news/2007/12/07/Features/World.Geography.Lost.To.University.Students-3137508.shtm" rel="nofollow">geography survey</a> a reporter gave. I've decided that most people desire to be ignorant about the world around them, whether it's current events or even where the damn thing is happening. 2) This Tomlin guy is good. His peice on the media's "seriousness" was great. 1) At the end of last year, Bona’s opted not to replace the retiring geography professor. Last week the paper did a story on how amazingly bad students did on a geography survey a reporter gave. I’ve decided that most people desire to be ignorant about the world around them, whether it’s current events or even where the damn thing is happening.

2) This Tomlin guy is good. His peice on the media’s “seriousness” was great.

]]> By: Phil Russell http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2007/12/12/those-darned-kids-cause-for-despair-and-celebration-i-guess/comment-page-1/#comment-10023 Phil Russell Fri, 14 Dec 2007 20:59:47 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2007/12/12/those-darned-kids-cause-for-despair-and-celebration-i-guess/#comment-10023 ....And just look at them and siiiiiiggghhhhh......and know they love you... ….And just look at them and siiiiiiggghhhhh……and know they love you…

]]> By: Darrell http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2007/12/12/those-darned-kids-cause-for-despair-and-celebration-i-guess/comment-page-1/#comment-9994 Darrell Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:10:51 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2007/12/12/those-darned-kids-cause-for-despair-and-celebration-i-guess/#comment-9994 Don't these kids have to site sources? Do they get an auto fail if the site the Bush Admin? Just wondering how you would grade something like this. It's weird I always hear about people who believe that Iraq attacked us on 9/11, but i've never met one. Sort of like how I've never met a Hillary supporter, yet she's ahead in the polls. Don’t these kids have to site sources? Do they get an auto fail if the site the Bush Admin? Just wondering how you would grade something like this. It’s weird I always hear about people who believe that Iraq attacked us on 9/11, but i’ve never met one. Sort of like how I’ve never met a Hillary supporter, yet she’s ahead in the polls.

]]> By: polrick http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2007/12/12/those-darned-kids-cause-for-despair-and-celebration-i-guess/comment-page-1/#comment-9967 polrick Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:31:14 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2007/12/12/those-darned-kids-cause-for-despair-and-celebration-i-guess/#comment-9967 I get papers like that, too. After I grade papers, I always go over trends I detected in them, in order to help my students become better writers. I also discuss the Iraq-9/11 trend, and I think I see some students understanding why they made the error. It is actually a very teachable moment. I get papers like that, too. After I grade papers, I always go over trends I detected in them, in order to help my students become better writers. I also discuss the Iraq-9/11 trend, and I think I see some students understanding why they made the error. It is actually a very teachable moment.

]]> By: Ann http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2007/12/12/those-darned-kids-cause-for-despair-and-celebration-i-guess/comment-page-1/#comment-9950 Ann Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:43:13 +0000 http://www.scholarsandrogues.com/2007/12/12/those-darned-kids-cause-for-despair-and-celebration-i-guess/#comment-9950 Those damn kids. :-) I love them so; I am convinced that their alarming malleability of belief is deeply connected to a lack of preconceptions and more openness to new ideas than most of them will ever know again. They may be ignorant; they may be easily led; but they are not jaded, and they are capable of infinite growth. All we need to do (and it's everything) is teach them the joy and value of questioning what they're told and thinking for themselves. Adolescence is the prime window of opportunity; if some days I believe in little else, I always believe in them. Those damn kids. :-)

I love them so; I am convinced that their alarming malleability of belief is deeply connected to a lack of preconceptions and more openness to new ideas than most of them will ever know again. They may be ignorant; they may be easily led; but they are not jaded, and they are capable of infinite growth.

All we need to do (and it’s everything) is teach them the joy and value of questioning what they’re told and thinking for themselves. Adolescence is the prime window of opportunity; if some days I believe in little else, I always believe in them.

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