What are we REALLY teaching our children

[zhugeliang]

I fizeel you yo

[L.S.D]

Supercalafragilisticexpialidocious.

THe first "black" white rapper.

[Sybarite Paladin AxL]

delicate subject... as I said decaing of the hole society only 2 things that could save us are a cataclysm or divine intervention bcuz children are weak-minded easily-influenced humans;

Am compare my generation(16 years old) with my bro's (11 years old)

They haven't turned into wannabes yet and I'm seeing to that personally... but their hole attitude and lack of respect for older ppl

makes me ponder alot; someone said that they stop being all rap and stuff when they get a beating; my bro has undergone hell under my fists and still acts like he owns the world; and I'm seeing kids with 1 year younger than him they're even less respectfull than my bro's generation... they talk back, act like they know everything, have autority

inderstanding issues and nothing seems to cure that...

My freedom infringing idea is this; A chip implanted in the brain;

When they say something their not supposed to ZAPP instant pain!!!

Like animal training this is the only way...

[Daeval]

I was thinking about this earlier, and I don't know if it's actually relevant at all, but I thought I'd toss it up here and see what you folks have to say...

 

I've taken a lot of mythology and art history courses, and it seems like, throughout recorded history (through language or art), cultures all over the world have been entertained by stories and characters that embody the virtues of their culture, in one way or another. Tribal stories tell of powerful hunters and other people, mythological or otherwise, who provide for the people in a variety of ways, or punish those who harm the tribe. The heroes, villians, and other characters of Greek mythology act out a wide range of stories which, though some might be questionable by today's standards, reward the virtues and punish the evils of that time and place. Even the modern comic-book superhero, whether it's the all-american Superman of the early 40s or the more lost and underdog "generation-x" hero of the late 80's and early 90's, reflects the values and troubles of the time.

 

So, if this is the case, where are we now? Who are the heroes that reflect our mainstream virtues? The gun-toting action hero? The gold-clad, drug-abusing, womanizing rapper?

 

Just a brief brain-dump. Discuss as you like.

[random guy]

I was thinking about this earlier, and I don't know if it's actually relevant at all, but I thought I'd toss it up here and see what you folks have to say...

 

I've taken a lot of mythology and art history courses, and it seems like, throughout recorded history (through language or art), cultures all over the world have been entertained by stories and characters that embody the virtues of their culture, in one way or another.  Tribal stories tell of powerful hunters and other people, mythological or otherwise, who provide for the people in a variety of ways, or punish those who harm the tribe.  The heroes, villians, and other characters of Greek mythology act out a wide range of stories which, though some might be questionable by today's standards, reward the virtues and punish the evils of that time and place.  Even the modern comic-book superhero, whether it's the all-american Superman of the early 40s or the more lost and underdog "generation-x" hero of the late 80's and early 90's, reflects the values and troubles of the time.

 

So, if this is the case, where are we now?  Who are the heroes that reflect our mainstream virtues?  The gun-toting action hero?  The gold-clad, drug-abusing, womanizing rapper?

 

Just a brief brain-dump.  Discuss as you like. 

That is so true. And it's scarily true that every generation has had positive containing role models until now. What will the future hold for us?

[Wizard]

Supercalafragilisticexpialidocious.

THe first "black" white rapper.

I agree with you completely.