Knight School

Here, here Paladin. I totally agree with you. It is frightening really to think this is so widespread... :confused:
I take great pride in my grandchildren... They are brought up on very traditional values & standards & their manners & knowledge are a pleasure to see. They know exactly when they have overstepped the mark. I also cringe at some things they do or say.. :rolleyes: Looking at some of their school friends though & you see this confused,uncaring & unfeeling child who is struggling with life that he knows nothing about , & is being given no help or guidence from the parents. I have been absolutely gob smacked to hear the parents remarking on how "they think teachers should teach difference between right & wrong & manners" "... :D When little Johnny has been in trouble & they were also called in... Of course it is never little Johnny who is in the wrong.... !!!
What is this world coming too..?? :confused:

[ 06. May 2006, 07:55 PM: Message edited by: Marley Farley ]

 

Oh I did my fair share misbehavin', don't get me wrong....!!!! :rolleyes: But you were taught right & wrong by your parents as well... Whether you chose to heed it was down to you as is today... It's just that allot of todays kids do not have academically stimulating homelives, Their "life skills" tend to be lacking because of this & therefore end up going down the "wrong road" so to speak.. :(
Btw we had straw boaters in the summer too... :rolleyes:

 

There we are then a perfct example

 

:rolleyes: Sorry had to dash off & be mediator in world war 3 between the grandchildren...!!!!! What I wanted to say was there is a very good example of the sort of things I mean.... Manners... :( Maketh man wasn't the saying..??

 

I was sent this the other day....

These are for the most part things they will not learn in school. Feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality. They have been set up for failure in the real world.

Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it!

Rule 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

Rule 3: You will NOT make �£60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a fancy car and a mobile phone until you earn both.

Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.

Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.

Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes; learn from them.

Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parents� generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.

Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you need to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.

Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.

Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.

Rule 11: Be nice to nerds; chances are you'll end up working for one.

These are for the most part things they will not learn in school. Feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality. They have been set up for failure in the real world.

[ 07. May 2006, 03:00 PM: Message edited by: Marley Farley ]

 

:( :D :D