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No, definitely not. But can you honestly blame them when society as a whole seems entirely indifferent toward educated people? Sure, they have to take responsibility for not taking is as seriously as they should, but the way our society puts uneducated people on a pedestal and tends to ignore those with actual intellectual input has a lot to do with it.

And there are definitely people who see school as a "required social outing" rather than a time to get educated, and that is more than a little bit frustrating. And by "frustrating" I mean that a lot of people see it like this to the point that on more than one occasion people have told me that I need to stop taking my work so seriously, to miss an assignment every once in a while. You know, live a little.

Thing is, I don't even take school super seriously, I just do everything I'm assigned and turn it in on time, and it's a shame that that's such a rarity at this point that it's odd to my friends why I never miss assignments. You know, because I can "afford to."

TL;DR: No, we do not.

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  • 01.08.2013 4:39 AM PDT

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Hell no.

  • 01.08.2013 4:41 AM PDT

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No.

Nobody has motivation. Kids don't, adults don't, and no one is teaching kids to motivate themselves. Everything problem stems from lack of motivation or self-consciousness. Kids suffer from both, and that's why we have such abhorrent academic issues.

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Posted by: jaythenerdkid
Even in first world countries, education is still largely a privilege of the middle and upper classes. . .
Not really. At least, not a highschool education.

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Um, what?

Maybe it's not well displayed in the social media, but there are huge pressures on students to do well in school. Every student knows how competitive it is to even just get into college, and every student is even more aware of how tight the job market will be when they get there.

The people who matter in life, such as your employers, certainly value education higher than other time in history.

You don't see value for education in Pop culture because it's meant to be an entertainment industry, and academics don't entertain.
Like I said, I work at a school and have friends who work at schools. I'm not getting this information second-hand. :P

Even though its first hand it certainly isnt the picture at large.

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No, they don't. It's not entirely their fault, though; America has an anti-intellectual culture.

  • 01.08.2013 7:37 AM PDT
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Posted by: jaythenerdkid
Now, call me old-fashioned, but I was raised to believe school was important. My parents were serious about homework and assignments, and expected good grades from me even in subjects for which I didn't particularly care that much. Ever since I was a little kid, I've known that school was an important thing to be treated seriously.

That's not to say I didn't goof off in class sometimes - I mean, I was a kid, not a robot - but at the end of the day, I always knew it was important to do well, turn my assignments in on time, treat my teachers with respect and be grateful for the opportunities my education offered me. But sadly, it seems like this is an attitude that's less and less common these days. The social aspect of school was always something I saw as a bit of a bonus, but these days, the students at the school where I work seem to see it as nothing more than an excuse to hang out with friends - and what's worse their parents think of it as a free babysitting service that's responsible for raising their kids for them (which doesn't stop them from reacting with outrage when schools try to enforce a little discipline on their precious angels, of course).

What's happened, Flood? It seems so bizarre to me that this much could have changed in the eighteen-odd years since I started my pre-tertiary education. Sometimes I find myself wondering if this attitude has been prevalent for a long time and I was just sheltered from it because my parents sent me to small private schools for my whole school life - but I don't think that's it, because I've seen private school kids display this kind of attitude more and more as well, which is really disappointing.

It makes me sad, because with the benefit of hindsight, I know that my education set me up really well for the rest of my life - it got me into a good college, it made me more socially adept, it taught me manners and discipline (though my parents did most of that), it made me more aware of the world around me and my responsibilities towards other people, and it unlocked potential in me that I may never even have realised was there if it hadn't been brought out by excellent teachers who wanted me to succeed. And yet, plenty of parents seem not to think this, because if they did, they'd be teaching their kids to value their educations, and fewer and fewer parents seem to be doing so.



This generation, the Millenials, are nothing but a bunch of lazy, self righteous, arrogant, entitled, pieces of -blam!-. They go to school and are fed liberal commie bull-blam!-, told how wonderful they are and how they are better than everyone else, but then get into the real world and find out....they're no better than anyone else.

Where I live in Georgia there is a huge problem with 18-25 year old boys (can't call them men b/c they aren't) not wanting to go to school, get a job, get an education, have a "real" relationship. All they want to do is live off the doll, do drugs, have sex, and that's it.

The sad thing is thanks to the coddeling and babying of our government, this behavior isn't ever going to change.

  • 01.08.2013 7:40 AM PDT

I think education is taken more seriously today than it has been. The idea that everyone should go to college is a fairly new one, because there aren't very many factory jobs or similar jobs left in the US today. I think that people are taking education more and more seriously.

  • 01.08.2013 7:54 AM PDT

Considering at my high school, about 10% of the people actually cared about their GSCE's, I wouldn't say so.

  • 01.08.2013 8:32 AM PDT


Posted by: coolmike699
I think education is taken more seriously today than it has been. The idea that everyone should go to college is a fairly new one, because there aren't very many factory jobs or similar jobs left in the US today. I think that people are taking education more and more seriously.


I have to agree with this. Back even 20 years ago, education didn't feel as "necessary" to myself as it currently does. Jobs are harder to come by and any edge you can get over your competition is crucial.

  • 01.08.2013 8:42 AM PDT

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  • 01.08.2013 8:43 AM PDT

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  • 01.08.2013 8:44 AM PDT

Why would I enjoy education? It sucks.

The ONLY reason Im still in school is to get that stupid piece of paper that lets me get a decent job.

  • 01.08.2013 8:47 AM PDT
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Schools just want to get good exam grades to make them look good, exam results are useless and employers are complaining.

Many students want to learn real skills like economics to help them succeed in life, so yes students want to learn and value education the problem is education doesn't provide the education they want.

I would prefer my child to fail their exams but come out knowing how to control their money and how to get somewhere in life.

Most people come out of school with straight A's and actually know very little.

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  • 01.08.2013 8:56 AM PDT

I want to say no, the same goes for discipline.

  • 01.08.2013 9:28 AM PDT
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I used to care but now I guide my own path.

Granted, I'll probably never get a job but if I'm extremely lucky, M$ will finally notice my marvelous ingenuity!

  • 01.08.2013 9:49 AM PDT

If I recall the numbers of students attending college is at an all time high so I'd guess so.

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Americans don't value education anymore because they are bound to be shot at some point while attending school.


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  • 01.08.2013 9:57 AM PDT
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Which generation?

I know that there are more college students than ever and fewer dropouts in high school. A lot of people are getting their GEDs. Me along with thousands of others are going for a Masters degree, which I believe is rather high.

I'd say we value education.

  • 01.08.2013 10:07 AM PDT

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Yes. Every teenager in secondary school needs to know everything on the course to do well in state examinations. Especially the one that determines your future college courses. But this is horrible, because teenagers these days have no time to do anything but homework and study.

  • 01.08.2013 10:11 AM PDT

Well, I go to grammar school, and as such, I rarely find anybody who I can see is denying themselves a good education

Well, barring the group are kids, who are the kind you see smoking in an alleyway, and the kids who get in from this stupid system, where if you are expelled from another school, you can choose where you go.

  • 01.08.2013 10:35 AM PDT
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We actually talked about this today in my IAH class. It basically started with my stuck up instructor begginning with, "I'm standing here in front of you, and I know more than anyone in this room, probably more than all of you combined." Then he went on to say he's badsically here to "Fuk" our minds up because the American education system is doing a huge injustice to society.

Today, the education system is set up to keep you chasing after something else: money, jobs, social standing. It keeps telling you if you succeed in school you can set yourself up for a good life. And it's really not sought of the way it should be. The fact is education is its own part of life, and you should be there to learn, not in hopes for your future job.

  • 01.08.2013 10:54 AM PDT

School got me into a huge amount of debt lol. I should've been more careful but that's the way it is. And to all the kids in Middle Schools, get to class on time and pay attention. Kids love to fail their classes.

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