Quote Originally Posted by Aggie_Ama View Post
I was born in 1981, yes 1981. I am DISGUSTED at the way the teenagers in my neighborhood talk, act, drive and behave. Last month we called the sheriff because one of the little darlings we peeling out in front of my house and drving about 50 in a 25 while kids were playing.
Kids driving too fast is not a recent phenomenon. My cousin took us all on a 90 mph joyride when I was ten years old, and that was 48 years ago.

I do have every sympathy and much admiration for teachers, and I'm sure they see the dark side of social change.

Nonetheless, the "kids today are awful" chant has gone on since the beginning of time, and always will. It's comical as I get older, as the people doing the complaining are ones about whom I heard many, many complaints.

I do wonder why one report of a bad kid leads people to conclude that all kids are awful. If a woman aged 46 commits a crime, conclusions are drawn about her, not about all 46-year-old women. It's also true that news about successful young people doesn't generate cries of "All kids are wonderful!"

An interesting article in the NY Times touches on this phenomenon.

To be clear, this thread has wandered, and the article has no bearing on the issues of the original post.

Pam