tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19749883.post2857731373832397517..comments2023-11-03T04:06:59.105-07:00Comments on Murder Your Darlings: CLBledsoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03142933987365726568noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19749883.post-91135395477793219032009-11-17T18:27:39.708-08:002009-11-17T18:27:39.708-08:00I would have to say it's the fault of the pare...I would have to say it's the fault of the parents. Helicopter parents--you've heard of this? They hover over their children and don't allow them to do anything for themselves, which means the kids have no life skills, no personalities, no critical thinking skills, etc. The kids don't HAVE to develop any of these skills so they don't. As a teacher, if you try to break the kids out of the death-grip of the parents, the parents fight tooth and nail. It's kind of pitiful.CLBledsoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03142933987365726568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19749883.post-65670526715378742522009-11-17T06:23:17.857-08:002009-11-17T06:23:17.857-08:00I have a couple of pals who are retired teachers; ...I have a couple of pals who are retired teachers; professors, who have had to return to work secondary to the recession and stock crash of late--devastating their retirement funds. They both tell me that many young people today are so insular, so lethargic, so vague, so plugged into technology, that there is no spark in their eyes, no discussions about anything, no real listening or learning that<br />seems to be happening. Damned shame it seems to me. My daughters are all in their twenties now, and through college. Their study habits improved vastly when they had to finance their own education.Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.com