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Originally Posted by Tenchu
I think the standard of public schools is slipping in the west, but rising in the east. Yet the standard of private/expensive schools is rising world wide.
I've seen some "average" kids around the age of 14 and such which don't even know the difference between "their", "there" and "they're". Things like that. It is shocking. English skills in the middle class is definatly falling.
Also, history... well, need I say more? Most schools barely even cover it until you're about 16 or 17, and then it's usually by option.
My father never attended school beyond the age of 16, yet he's got a better knowledge of history than most university graduates. He learned it when he was about 10.
Also, discipline is almost non existant now. It means the kids who don't have self motivation cannot have motivation forced upon them, pretty much gaurenteing they'll have a shit future.
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WOW! They started cracking our ohio history, u.s history, and world history on us before high school. I remember, ohio history: 4th grade. U.s. history: 5th grade. World history:6th grade. Then they did world history again in 7th and then u.s history again in 8th. lol. And yeah, I live in the east. cincinnati to be exact. so maybe that's why?
But one thing I can agree on is the English skills. Because my mom always tells me how they absolutly MADE her write in cursive when she was in school. NOw they don't care because you can always just type it and then spell check it. Lazy if I do say so myself.