Today, I was giving an anti-drugs speech to a group of ninth graders. I got onto the topic of trafficking from problem countries and asked a student to point out Mexico City on a map. He hesitated a few seconds before pointing at Canada. What the hell has the education system come to? FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I heard two of my students having a conversation. One asked what state Arizona was in, and the other replied Canada. I teach sixth grade social studies and they weren't joking. FML
Today, while teaching my history class, a girl asked me where North America was. She lives in North America. FML
Today, in the senior class I teach, I asked my students who had traveled outside of the country, excluding Canada and Mexico. One student raised his hand and proudly stated, "Arizona". He wants to be a doctor. FML
Today, I was getting ready to perform a speech in anthropology on the globalization of public transportation and how it brings cultures together. On the bus ride there, the girls behind me were discussing ways to hide their track marks after injecting. FML
Today, while answering an "anonymous" survey about how to keep my school drug free, I told them they should stop drug testing the kids that they know don't do drugs and test the sketchier ones. They in turn drug tested me. FML
Today, I was listening to my favorite radio station outta Detroit. A commercial came on for a program that was giving federal grants to people who were going into a trade, like me. Right as I was getting excited I heard the words "brought to you by the government of Canada." FML
Today, I had to show my daughter where the USA is on a map. She's 17, and we live in the USA. FML
Today, I found out my son was selling pot for pesos. We live in New Jersey and have never planned on going to Mexico. FML
Today, while at a school anti-drugs assembly, the speaker asked everyone to stand up if they knew someone who had died of an overdose. As I stood up, my friend hit me in the side, making me laugh. I stood frozen under accusing glares while the speaker bitched me out for a good 5 minutes. FML
Today, I went with my son to a conference about sexual education at his high school. I guess it was all too late, because among the attendees I saw three girls from the same high school who were already pregnant. They aren't even 18. FML
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yadisingh 5
Our future looks prosperous...
Dark__Angel66 24
*facepalm* unfortunately, some kids just aren't taught/don't care. It's sad though =/
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ScarletBloom 14
Omg! Mexico and Canada are two different size and so easy to differentiate. It's a sad thing that he assumed the latter as Canada.
ScarletBloom 14
*as Mexico
fatalwish 6
Gotta say yes it appears that this country is going to go down hill pretty badly in the not to distant future i mean i remember actually working in school to get straight a's now from what im hearing most of the juniors/seniors just watch movies and stuff... Pretty sad
pepcican 0
As a junior in high school I see stuff like this semi-often (I'm in advanced classes) but my father is also a teacher for remedial math. Our education system is surrounded by red tape making everything much more difficult than it needs to be. Also our teachers do not have the ability to enforce anything. They can not even take away students cell phones because it is an "infringement of their privacy". Ultimately the parents have instilled in children that there is no need to give an effort at anything because everything will be provided for you. Parents rarely punish their children instead they cave in and give them what they want. This is what is destroying Americas future.
coldsteele152 1
Retard
Uncle_Ben96 5
Next George Bush right there!
hairguitarhero 5
OP, why did you have to ask in the first place? Didn't you know where it was?
5upernova 3
Not surprised. Someone once told me that she met someone who does not even know Canada existed.. and that person asked her if Canada was a state in the United States. Seriously though? It is not like Mexico is even a small unknown city or country.
pepcican 0
Except Uncle_Ben that I'm not stupid enough to run for president and I hate Bush's policies. We need less government control/regulation and we need to have parents that take actual responsibility for their children. We also need people who won't try to sue anyone for any reason at all. That just leads to more fear and inaction. Honestly I don't care what people think about me because it won't change how I feel or how I act.
juturnaamo 29
It's going to get worse. Did you know the DARE program is linked to increased drug use? You've probably inspired a future drug mule.
ShroomsOnAcid 17
Not just any drug use, irresponsible drug use, because all these kids are being told is "Don't Do It". **** DARE. I think what should be addressed is why kids feel the need to do drugs in the first place. If it's to get away from depression, feelings of confusion, or to make friends, those are the issues that need to be tackled - drug use is just a symptom.
Barn312009 0
They were probably stoned