I work as a tutor, so I’m pretty in touch with young people. Unfortunately, they’re almost all exactly like you describe — obedient, easily influenced, and interested in avoiding conflict at all costs. They can regurgitate some basic facts and follow some simple “recipes”, but any kind of twist brings everything tumbling down. True se…
I work as a tutor, so I’m pretty in touch with young people. Unfortunately, they’re almost all exactly like you describe — obedient, easily influenced, and interested in avoiding conflict at all costs. They can regurgitate some basic facts and follow some simple “recipes”, but any kind of twist brings everything tumbling down. True searching intelligence is not valued.
Like many other commenters here, I was sure that young people wouldn’t stand for any of this. In April 2020, I thought we’d be seeing 60s style revolutions in the street at any moment. I still can’t get over how they happily handed over their youth to a bunch of politicians.
I have posted this elsewhere so forgive me for the repetition, but there was a great comedy film out in the Netherlands last summer where a new principle took over an elementary school and implemented a robot-controlled surveillance system. Everyone hated it, but no one knew how to fight it. So they ended up turning to a retired "flower power" teacher who taught everyone about non-violent civil disobedience and won the day. It was really beautiful and inspiring. How it managed to walk the fine line of public acceptance is a testament. It even won a public award, maybe thanks to an army of "wappies" voting, me included. Just brilliant.
I work as a tutor, so I’m pretty in touch with young people. Unfortunately, they’re almost all exactly like you describe — obedient, easily influenced, and interested in avoiding conflict at all costs. They can regurgitate some basic facts and follow some simple “recipes”, but any kind of twist brings everything tumbling down. True searching intelligence is not valued.
Like many other commenters here, I was sure that young people wouldn’t stand for any of this. In April 2020, I thought we’d be seeing 60s style revolutions in the street at any moment. I still can’t get over how they happily handed over their youth to a bunch of politicians.
I work with students at Rutgers. This is all so true.
I have posted this elsewhere so forgive me for the repetition, but there was a great comedy film out in the Netherlands last summer where a new principle took over an elementary school and implemented a robot-controlled surveillance system. Everyone hated it, but no one knew how to fight it. So they ended up turning to a retired "flower power" teacher who taught everyone about non-violent civil disobedience and won the day. It was really beautiful and inspiring. How it managed to walk the fine line of public acceptance is a testament. It even won a public award, maybe thanks to an army of "wappies" voting, me included. Just brilliant.