Rage Against The Old Machine

This article inspires me and fill me with rage.

To have someone dedicate an ENTIRE BOOK to how dumb the next generation because they KNOW more then he does? They just arent using the way he thinks they should? Give me a break.

In the book, the author notes that reading ability has slipped in the past 10 years and he blames it on texting, typing, and sites like MY SPACE and GOOGLE.

What? Last time I checked, in order to even GLEAN any data from the web you have to read. In order to communicate via text, you have to know how to read.

Things are changing fast. Kids are lot more advanced than I was in the 80's, and way more advanced than my parents in the 50's. They are able to accomplish more because of the tools that have been developed in the past 15 years.

What has also changed is society. Lets face it. The American Public School system has in large become the American Babysitting System. That is where the failure is. And this is coming from the son of 2 teachers! Teachers get paid like crap. They are forced to deal with kids who come from broken homes...kids who are violent and unwilling to cooporate.

Look at those facts, Mr. Mark Bauerlien. Dont get mad at us because you cant figure out your cell phone.