Re: Training
John,
When schools in America quit teacing students about politically correct issues (that most parents don't want their kids being taught about/indoctrinated with anyways), and start teaching the basics that our parents actually learned, then we can have smarter kids. Don't expect much, and they will meet the low expectation. Too much is about what someone feels these days.
Teacher: "Johnny, what does 2+2 equal?"
Johnny: "Five"
Teacher: "That's right Johnny! If it makes you feel good that it equals five, it equals five. There are no right or wrong answers."
You think I'm kidding, but this is about the way it goes. Competition is a bad word these days. What you feel is more important than whether you are right. Critical thinking is not in this generation. They have been indoctrinated to NOT think and to NOT ask questions and to NOT question authority. Pretty well sitting ducks for a Hitler-type to come along. America's children are being dumbed dow PURPOSELY, and it's high time parents start grasping what is going on. Unlike the Bible which tells us to test all things and hold to that which is good, the humanist doesn't want people to think critically, because they want to turn America away from God and truth (and mostly have).
Look into the Humanist Manifesto (parts I, II, and III), and you'll see what plans they had (and how far they've come in doing what they set out to do).
I know many of you will protest that I am bringing God into this, where He doesn't belong. I say He does belong, just as Truth has a place. Throw out God, throw out Truth, then what are you left with? What we have now. You can't expect to tell kids they come from animals, that their life has no meaning, that their is no such thing as right or wrong, and expect them to care about values whatsoever. Treat them as animals, tell them they are just animals, and you get the rise in school shootings we have had. There is a connection, whether the majority wants to keep its head in the sand and pretend its not going on or not. If I get kicked off these forums for saying this, that's OK too. The truth will still remain the truth whether someone stands up for it or not.
Don