This always just boggles my mind. I always have moments where I think, "okay, people can't possibly be this idiotic and ignorant, right?" and then realize seconds later, "oh yeah, they really can be, somehow." In all honesty, I just find it very sad in a lot of ways
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I don't know if that's the way to go about it, really.
Generally speaking, school-aged children just don't care. Yes, they take education for granted, but they also consider education a chore. I'll even admit that there were assignments -- right up through high school -- that I didn't like, so I didn't do them.
On the other hand, I don't think I really realized the value of my college education until I was done with it, and it may be possible that this is true for other people as well. I know that if I had taken some time off to really figure myself out, I would've focused more on the actual learning rather than all the goofing off and acting crazy that I did in college (which of course, at the time, I didn't think was all that goofy or crazy). At least, I know that for any classes I would voluntarily take now, I would give a lot more effort than otherwise.
Because parents/teachers/siblings/whomever can tell you "this is important; you'll need it someday," but I believe most people won't take it to heart until they've had some
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Sadly, most of the people that come through my library use it for MySpace, and look completely baffled when I inform them we have books and a reference section. Even my coworkers... well. Let's just say they are a great example of some of the things you point out. Emails from L and my boss are painful.
It is indeed crazy and mind-boggling, but overall just plain sad.
I agree with you on how horribly angry willful ignorance makes me. It's the one thing that can come up in the teachers' room that will, no matter what, get me going on a rant. Unknowing ignorance can be forgiven--because you never knew it existed--but when it's pointed out and they refuse to even consider it, oh gosh it absolutely makes my blood boil. I've learned to just tune out or get out of the room if I even think a conversation is heading in that way, because I don't want a reputation for being an argumentative bitch, and I know the last time I blew up at a co-worker for doing something like that they never got over it.
I feel your pain cass, sorry about stupid people. ^_^ but you know me cassie, I spell everything under the sun wrong, but I don't think i've ever said "so who cares" thats just stupid. I will admit though I honestly don't care if I spell something wrong in a text but thats only because its a fucking text message. when I honestly don't know how to spell a word I look it up! really people it doesn't take that fucking long to look it up...shit..>_
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Generally speaking, school-aged children just don't care. Yes, they take education for granted, but they also consider education a chore. I'll even admit that there were assignments -- right up through high school -- that I didn't like, so I didn't do them.
On the other hand, I don't think I really realized the value of my college education until I was done with it, and it may be possible that this is true for other people as well. I know that if I had taken some time off to really figure myself out, I would've focused more on the actual learning rather than all the goofing off and acting crazy that I did in college (which of course, at the time, I didn't think was all that goofy or crazy). At least, I know that for any classes I would voluntarily take now, I would give a lot more effort than otherwise.
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It is indeed crazy and mind-boggling, but overall just plain sad.
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