It is the parents.
Let me say this again.
It is the parents.
It is the parents who allow the present system of over-inflated grades and “no leveling” to continue.
Little “Hunter” or Little “Maybelline” gets a B- in math and the bottom falls out of the world.
The parents rush to the teach to [...]
Continue Reading →In the midst of the chaos of my days, I see a lot of dumb people.
Are they really stupid or simply unambitious and lazy?
Well, some are lazy, some unambitious and some definitely are stupid.
However, I also know people who are smart. I know lots of people who are, in fact, smarter than [...]
Continue Reading →In a recent report, almost half of twenty somethings are unemployed or underemployed. In other words, they don’t make enough to live independently. They must be supported, in whole or part, by Mom and/or Dad.
Feel sorry for these young people?
They are completely screwed!
They are completely screwed because they don’t realize how completely [...]
Continue Reading →Are mom and dad paying?
If so, PARTY-ON!
However … look around ….
If you are on the hook yourself …
If you are straddling yourself with more and more and more debt, think seriously.
If you could be earning full-time money but instead are sitting in classrooms with disinterested teachers [...]
Continue Reading →Sometimes I sound like an old person.
That’s OK because in July, I will be an official old person [65!]
From 1965 – 1969, I was a full-time college student AND a full-time Assistant Manger of Customer Service at the huge Sears store in Boston. I worked 40 hours a week and proudly earned a [...]
Continue Reading →Watching television this morning, I saw a young man being interviewed about his voting preferences. He said that he was voting for Romney because he was a recent college graduate and he didn’t have a job.
The young man was wearing a baseball cap slightly askew. Did he look like an idiot? Pretty close.
He [...]
Continue Reading →Here is the starting point – you READ.
You READ.
All education is ultimate self-education. You READ.
The average person reads LESS THAN ONE BOOK PER YEAR.
The average Fortune 500 CEO reads SIXTY – 60 – BOOKS PER YEAR.
No one is hiding knowledge from you. Anything that you want to [...]
Continue Reading →Be afraid.
This is four + years of young life and $50,000 – $200,00 of savings or debt.
It could be four years of serious training and preparation for career success. It could be four years of partying and preparation for rehab.
Does the promise meet the reality?
Every high school student, [...]
Continue Reading →I was speaking with a young woman at the beginning of her sophomore year of college at a large, well-known university.
She is a nice, polite, respectful young woman.
I asked about her plans, and the coming academic year.
She told me she was taking five courses: three classroom and two online.
Online? [...]
Continue Reading →American students rank against the world:
25th in math.
#1 in confidence.
With all the trophies, awards and ribbons, our kids are confidently failing.
Yes, there is a problem.
Listen to the debate.
It’s the teachers fault. It’s the antiquated buildings. It’s the lack of diversity. [...]
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