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In reply to the discussion: (Will Smith's son) Jaden Smith: 'School is the tool to brainwash the youth' [View all]Donald Ian Rankin
(13,598 posts)27. Actually, I'm not convinced teaching schoolchildren about the nuclear forces is a good use of time.
Let them know that they exist, sure. But I don't think you can say very much interesting or significant about them until you've got to undergrad level.
Including DNA in a biology class seems self-evident, though.
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(Will Smith's son) Jaden Smith: 'School is the tool to brainwash the youth' [View all]
alp227
Sep 2013
OP
They relate because much of what he says is true. The purpose of education is no longer to
liberal_at_heart
Sep 2013
#2
just because he's a rich scientology kid doesn't mean he is automatically wrong.
liberal_at_heart
Sep 2013
#7
Problem is the rich scientology kid doesn't have a clue about why that might be.
delrem
Sep 2013
#13
I also think that "opinion" is the truth; I'm not confused either--and welcome to DU..... nt
MADem
Sep 2013
#126
Jaden is a rich kid who has never had to look for a job or feel the gripes of an empty stomach.
kelliekat44
Sep 2013
#35
The architects of modern education were Carnegie, Rockefeller, Ford, and J. P. Morgan.
joshcryer
Sep 2013
#106
So true I want to cry. I have a kid in high school right now and I can't tell you how bad it sucks.
liberal_at_heart
Sep 2013
#9
My daughter's senior science class spent a significant amount of time studying DNA.
liberal_at_heart
Sep 2013
#15
Uhm, DNA is the central subject of biology, it is the blueprint of life...
Humanist_Activist
Sep 2013
#17
Actually, I'm not convinced teaching schoolchildren about the nuclear forces is a good use of time.
Donald Ian Rankin
Sep 2013
#27
I learned about nuclear forces in high school, why was this unnecessary again?
Humanist_Activist
Sep 2013
#29
I'm sure that the "shitstains" understand that you're not part of the problem. n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Sep 2013
#60
And he deserves to be called on it. Seriously. . .what is with teacher bashing and supporting it?
Nanjing to Seoul
Sep 2013
#82
Yes. . .even 15 year old kids are and thinking they aren't is delusional thinking
Nanjing to Seoul
Sep 2013
#113
Even if a kid is acting a certain way you are not suppose to approach them with that attitude.
liberal_at_heart
Sep 2013
#114
And due to the beatings I got for 15 years, dyslexia and Asperger's, I was the same way
Nanjing to Seoul
Sep 2013
#115
my keyboard sucks and i don't normally care to edit. type and post fast
Nanjing to Seoul
Sep 2013
#138
Our education system is broken. Jaden speaks out about it and he's a shitstain?
liberal_at_heart
Sep 2013
#77
It's not the teachers. Well most of the time. There are bad teachers. For the most part,
liberal_at_heart
Sep 2013
#86
There are two sides to the bash/worship coin. You just happen to support worship...
Gravitycollapse
Sep 2013
#93
And that's why I don't teach in the States anymore. I don't tolerate crap like this from anyone
Nanjing to Seoul
Sep 2013
#83
You are correct. And if Jaden had reasonably mastered some of the skills of formal education,
kelliekat44
Sep 2013
#38
Yeah, because I want the person performing heart surgery to have learned it on their own devices.
HughBeaumont
Sep 2013
#36
For many poor kids, school is the only place they will be able to experience the world around them.
kelliekat44
Sep 2013
#37
Just another 15 year old finding his way. Why does it matter any more than any other kid having the
Mass
Sep 2013
#48
absolutely. I agree. Thinking for yourself often means questioning authority and rebelling.
liberal_at_heart
Sep 2013
#84
Everyone should just tweet back, "If everyone stopped watching garbage programing and reading dumb..
Taitertots
Sep 2013
#63
I was a stupid asshole at 15. You can't hold such things against people that age.
Gravitycollapse
Sep 2013
#99
In my field it takes a whole lot to diagnose a teen with a personality disorder.
nolabear
Sep 2013
#112
Heh. If a typical DUer's 15-year-old said this he'd get attaboys across the forum. (nt)
Posteritatis
Sep 2013
#91
yeah I think there is some rich celebrity hate going on here. Not to mention Scientology hate.
liberal_at_heart
Sep 2013
#95
That and I don't know many students at that age who didn't think along similar lines about it
Posteritatis
Sep 2013
#100
maybe that should tell us something. Maybe kids are naturally free thinkers until we get a hold of
liberal_at_heart
Sep 2013
#102
I'm not a scientologist. I don't believe in their doctrine. I just see a lot of hate toward any
liberal_at_heart
Sep 2013
#105
He's a brainwashed 15 yr old child of cult members saying exactly what you'd expect
Major Nikon
Sep 2013
#96
It's because they seek to brainwash children with fucked up fanatical ideas
Major Nikon
Sep 2013
#107
This from a kid who will have a life-long, relaxing free ride on Daddy's money and coattails.
Codeine
Sep 2013
#123
His statement would have much more credibility if he wasn't the son of a SCIENTOLOGIST.
2ndAmForComputers
Sep 2013
#129