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gonna take a shot in the dark and say drugs are a lot more common in high schools today than 15 years ago
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Thats something I think would be good to see actual stats for, cause I know some old ****s who talk about partying hard back in their younger days, and it just being easier to get away with. Also education on drugs is getting significantly better, with stuff like D.A.R.E going away/getting replaced with more sensible education, and most people realizing the war on drugs is ridiculous (most conservatives I know are beginning to lean towards it being a huge waste of money that could better be invested in actually educating people on the risks that come with taking drugs).
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Well two things in particular strike me as the main problem with public education.
1. The kids. Travel to the inner cities and the kids there are ****ed up. Why they're like that is another topic for another day but just know if the kids aren't willing to accept education then what the **** is even the point of giving them education?
2. Funding. The overall facilities and faculty in inner cities are leagues below more wealthy areas. So to add to the already reluctant students, you have dilapidated conditions that make the learning experience even more unappealing.
As for the effect of self righteousness, I feel a lot of kids nowadays like to blame the problems on other things rather than make up for it themselves. Going back to the kids in inner cities; there are constantly opportunities to better the community that just aren't taken. Hell, they have free education, albeit not very good at times but if you try your hardest can make anything work.
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Kinda curious if thats a problem with this generation; there has always been parts of the population that aren't interested in education; my mother missed a ton of school to stay back and work on the farm.
I imagine a problem being more along the lines of too much focus being put on education, and not enough on literally anything else. When I was in highschool there was really no guidance for anything other than going to college; and I know when my wife was in highschool
not going to college was just not an option.
This ****s over everyone who realizes higher education isn't for them.