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03-23-11, 01:09 PM

I had a long drawn out post bashing this and that and the what not when suddenly I realized I sounded just like the political party I can't stand. So I erased it and typed this instead.

I believe dumb just depends on the side of the political spectrum you vote for. There is no doubt that we are in general not as intelligent as we once were. But that is because more people are around and well, the lesser of us all can live off the government and what not. Of course as much as I love technology I can't help but see it being a problem as well. Spelling and grammar (which I do not claim I am good at, I just type how I talk) is at an all time low I imagine, and will no doubt continue to go down.

Mostly I think the education system is to blame. Here is Texas every school focuses on the TAAS Test (Now named the TAKS test: A test you have to pass before you graduate High School.) I will be the first to admit that I absolutely hated school from day one. All one had to do was remember the answers long enough to take the test and throw it out the window. Then these schools go to the media and say, "Look how well our school did on the test. We need more money". Money has nothing to do with it, it is the quality of information we are given. Now here is Texas some politicians won't to teach us about Santa Anna's side of the story in the War for Texas Independence because, well not doing so will offend his descendants. So now that want to teach about a brutal tyrannical Dictator who slaughtered men, women and children, of his country and mine, to appease a group of minorities.

That's another problem as well. The system which controls what we are able to teach is to busy trying to when votes from someone rather than teach us something that will give us a step up in life.

But even after all that, I believe everyone no matter how dumb I think they may be have the God given right to determine their own future, even if it means that my future will be hurt. The ol'e I disagree with what you say, but I will fight, even to death, to protect your right to say it.

And for the TL;DR of us all, in short we are all screwed.

03-23-11, 01:09 PM	#30
Slyguy3129 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I had a long drawn out post bashing this and that and the what not when suddenly I realized I sounded just like the political party I can't stand. So I erased it and typed this instead. I believe dumb just depends on the side of the political spectrum you vote for. There is no doubt that we are in general not as intelligent as we once were. But that is because more people are around and well, the lesser of us all can live off the government and what not. Of course as much as I love technology I can't help but see it being a problem as well. Spelling and grammar (which I do not claim I am good at, I just type how I talk) is at an all time low I imagine, and will no doubt continue to go down. Mostly I think the education system is to blame. Here is Texas every school focuses on the TAAS Test (Now named the TAKS test: A test you have to pass before you graduate High School.) I will be the first to admit that I absolutely hated school from day one. All one had to do was remember the answers long enough to take the test and throw it out the window. Then these schools go to the media and say, "Look how well our school did on the test. We need more money". Money has nothing to do with it, it is the quality of information we are given. Now here is Texas some politicians won't to teach us about Santa Anna's side of the story in the War for Texas Independence because, well not doing so will offend his descendants. So now that want to teach about a brutal tyrannical Dictator who slaughtered men, women and children, of his country and mine, to appease a group of minorities. That's another problem as well. The system which controls what we are able to teach is to busy trying to when votes from someone rather than teach us something that will give us a step up in life. But even after all that, I believe everyone no matter how dumb I think they may be have the God given right to determine their own future, even if it means that my future will be hurt. The ol'e I disagree with what you say, but I will fight, even to death, to protect your right to say it. And for the TL;DR of us all, in short we are all screwed.