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Valrossar Mar 9, 2014 @ 12:09am
Why do kids at school lack the ability to see reason?
I go to school sadly. I'm in 8th grade. The other students never take anything to heart. Nothing, no matter how loud an adult yells, no matter how badly they are failing, they still continue to ♥♥♥♥ around constantly. I've even tried talking to them, and it works for 2 minutes, but they just revert to their original mindset. The thing I don't understand is why? Why are they unable to see reason both from a teacher and a fellow student? Is it some psychological thing?
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Marble Mar 9, 2014 @ 12:11am 
Quite simply, they would rather be elsewhere doing other things.

Speaking as someone fitting your description when I was still in school.
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Shasow Mar 9, 2014 @ 12:51am 
Because they're human.
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Frank Mar 9, 2014 @ 12:51am 
A fist in face usualy works like for 4-5 years
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Fizu Mar 9, 2014 @ 12:51am 
Because they're stupid
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Mofuji Mar 9, 2014 @ 1:19am 
Because the school system needs a massive reform but nobody is willing to do so because change is scary.
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PLZ Watch Battlestar Galactica Mar 9, 2014 @ 1:38am 
I going assume you are in the United States. It is because public schools do not teach responsibility, or respect. Public school is free, and there is no required tests or grades required to enter or to stay enrolled in the school. Children just have to go, show up and score average on state test and the school will receive money. Honestly the only real motivation that teachers have to keep scores is a slight pay raise and the need to keep the government from taking over the school (known as program improvement). There is no pressure on the student to want to do better because if they fail there is no real backlash on them. "Oh, I got a D in chemistry. Whatever it's still passing".

I go to community college cause I ♥♥♥♥♥♥ around in high school and you can really see this there also in the attitudes that different demographics of students have, mainly international students and citizens. The students who are citizens pay almost nothing (in college terms) for tuition at a CC. Some classes I have taken were so cheep that the text book for the class cost more than the class it was for! This means that there is no financial loss for dropping a course or failing. Sure there is the whole thing like the student's parents would be angry, or they might loose out on financial aid, and it looks bad on their transcript, but other than that there is no responsibility placed on the student, there is no risk. However when compared to an international student who pays over one thousand dollars per unit, who had to take tests, pay for housing, be full time and not have a job there is a lot of pressure on that student to do well and make the most of their education because of high investment that they have.

TLDR: Schools don't teach the students to take responsibility for their work, which really should be one of the main focuses of grade schools.
Last edited by PLZ Watch Battlestar Galactica; Mar 9, 2014 @ 1:44am
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angrias Mar 9, 2014 @ 1:39am 
Because ♥♥♥♥'s boring.
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A Toasty Engineer Mar 9, 2014 @ 6:55am 
Originally posted by Shasow:
Because they're human.
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zert Mar 9, 2014 @ 7:18am 
Originally posted by Shasow:
Because they're aliens.
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zert Mar 9, 2014 @ 7:29am 
Originally posted by Basilium:
Not sure. The excuses they will make will usually be on the lines of "I can just Google it".
It's true tho.
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bns.199900 Mar 9, 2014 @ 7:53am 
Originally posted by zart:
Originally posted by Basilium:
Not sure. The excuses they will make will usually be on the lines of "I can just Google it".
It's true tho.

Google doesn't teach a person to think! Or to be responsible!
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zert Mar 9, 2014 @ 7:55am 
Originally posted by bns.199900:
Originally posted by zart:
It's true tho.

Google doesn't teach a person to think! Or to be responsible!
Neither does the American school..
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bns.199900 Mar 9, 2014 @ 8:02am 
Originally posted by zart:
Originally posted by bns.199900:

Google doesn't teach a person to think! Or to be responsible!
Neither does the American school..

Touche! I have a 14 yr old daughter who has to be taught critical thinking at home! Because her teachers seem to place a higher value on opinions rather than the facts!
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A Toasty Engineer Mar 9, 2014 @ 8:11am 
Originally posted by zart:
Originally posted by bns.199900:

Google doesn't teach a person to think! Or to be responsible!
Neither does the American school..
:/ I'm happy for free education.
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BenjiGonzo Mar 9, 2014 @ 8:26am 
The public school system is garbage in the USA... why would they even want to bother?
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