“Boomer” Dad Shares His Perspective On Today’s Labor Issues In The US, A Lot Of People Agree

Now it all makes sense why I didn't do well in school and feel so frustrated and stressed. I need to think creatively and question things, and I love problem solving and using my brain. I was actually told "You're not paid to think." at my job that does involve thinking. This could also be why so many kids are increasingly diagnosed with mild learning disorders and delays. If you have to call it a "delay" then maybe it's not the kid that has the problem.

It's great that younger generations are taking up the leftist cause, but it's pretty annoying when they express "surprise" at older folks having some of the same ideas. It's not like milennials or Gen Z invented this stuff. Critiques of capitalism have been around since the birth of capitalism, and critiques of power structures have been around forever. Let's have a little humility here.

When I was in school, US History was a requirement for graduation. I was excited to take the course...until I discovered that the football coach was teaching it. And I use the term "teaching" lightly. He spent class time reading from the textbook. Homework always consisted of answering the questions at the end of each chapter. There was absolutely no discussion of why and how, only memorization of who, what, when, and where. Also, no discussion of the European History that led to the formation of the American colonies. It wasn't until college that critical thinking and problem solving were involved, so it makes sense that people who didn't go to college lack those skills...they were never taught those skills.

I love your dad too. It's so refreshing to have such a wise and informed view of what happened. This was wholesome and also very informative.

If you take people with the same intelligence, one has experienced western educational systems, the other village life (learning by example, individual and one on one teaching with hands on training) guess who does the industrial line work better? I mean, coming in on time, standing in line and doing a task repeatedly? This is NOT from the Cold War, this is from industrialization. Pioneer kids or village kids (rural) are not useful for doing line work, you want someone who has had at least elementary school learning or Indian School (think abduction of Native children) training.