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As the father of a Gen y gay artiste, perhaps I can add something here, Cap.
Long before you and the fine fellas of the Manosphere and Asshole Consulting - I saw everything you describe here with regard to lack of work ethic of our kids and the culpability of the public school teachers. I moved to head the problem off at the pass - and got very strict with my daughter. She had to get good marks at school. She had to keep her nose clean. She was dead if she dabbled in drugs or socialism. I pushed her hard and had her doing high school Algebra in grade 7, and introductory calculus in grade 9. She handled it with ease.
The teachers at school did their level best to undermine me too. They said I pushed too hard, to let the kid go, and to loosen up. I refused.
She then went to university and everything went to shit. She could listen to her grumpy old man and slog through the maths and the sciences...or she could enroll in a fine arts program. The hippy professor with a pony tail said she had talent that would sell - and she could live the good life while she learned! Who would YOU listen to?
Our relationship frayed with her taking up a useless degree, and snapped when she discovered she was gay and that she would pursue a career as a gay hipster. That was three years ago.
Folks - buy your kids the Captain's book on useless degrees. Make them read it. Talk about it afterward. The cretins pushing these arts and humanities programs can do as much damage to your kid as a man pushing drugs. Their lives WILL be messed up if they are successful.
My daughter's career options today are as a burger flipper, till monkey or some other mundane job any high school kid can do. At best, maybe she can be 'affirmative-actioned' into a good job because of her homosexuality...but I wouldn't bet on it.
These people that purport to protecting and educating your kids are actually preying on them. Their protection today is up to the parent - and you are on your own. Good luck!
Jan 14, 2014, 7:03:08 PM
Posted to Politics Isn't Art