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    New Teen Craze: 'Responsible Decisionmaking'

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    10/30/09

    In reply to New Teen Craze: 'Responsible Decisionmaking'
    Harumph. I call shenanigans on these stats until I see the college GRADUATION rates. 50% of the students who enroll in college in my state don't finish. Just because all these kids enroll for 1-3 years of drinking and irresponsibility doesn't mean they become drunk adults with college degrees. #shutupcollege
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    10/31/09

    @quickqueenof: Lots of them become people just like me: drunk adults with a 2 year AAB from a golf vocational school.

    But at least I'm employed! #shutupcollege
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    10/30/09

    In reply to New Teen Craze: 'Responsible Decisionmaking'
    But are they graduating any smarter? I'm going to go with "no" and cite as an example the young woman I interviewed last week, who asked me "What is Public Policy, anyway?" She was interviewing for the position of "Policy Analyst." Her major? Public Policy and Administration.

    What. The. Fuck. #shutupcollege
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    10/30/09

    @KikiCanuck: I'm not sure I could have continued that interview.

    I might have broken down and said "JUST LEAVE NOW" and then sobbed quietly in the empty conference room. #shutupcollege
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    10/30/09

    @m4ximusprim3: I am actually quite amazed that I'm able to type so well after my head exploded. No callback for her. #shutupcollege
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    10/30/09

    In reply to New Teen Craze: 'Responsible Decisionmaking'
    Just as 35 is the new 25, maturity-wise, a high school diploma is the new middle school diploma, difficulty-wise. #shutupcollege
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    10/30/09

    In reply to New Teen Craze: 'Responsible Decisionmaking'
    Wait till they find out that after having been told all their lives that education is the key to a better life that in fact it's only one key. You need at least four more to unlock the vault. #shutupcollege
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    10/30/09

    In reply to New Teen Craze: 'Responsible Decisionmaking'
    Good news on a Friday morning? You're kidding! But seriously, shouldn't we also take into consideration the quality of such quantity? #shutupcollege
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    10/30/09

    @Conchie Birdie: I completely agree. It’s good that more people are becoming educated, but a college education is being watered down into a high school one. Professional degrees are quickly becoming the new Bachelor’s. #shutupcollege
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    10/30/09

    @Conchie Birdie: Community colleges have no barrier to entry, making them somewhat derided for their perceived low quality. This perception is a shame, though, since community colleges often act as a bridge to "regular" college for those young people who are the first in their families to pursue higher education. If that's not quality, I'm not sure what is. #shutupcollege
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    10/30/09

    @h_bee: No no no no... I meant the entire education system - I wasn't trying to deride anyone who attends community college. Rather, what is the quality of knowledge these days? #shutupcollege
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    10/30/09

    @Conchie Birdie: Fair point - my misunderstanding. I think as a rule our high schools are increasingly failing our kids, which actually makes the role of the community college that much more relevant.

    I work in the system. You can't imagine the lack of academic skills and basic knowledge we see from recent h.s. grads. Astounding. #shutupcollege
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    10/30/09

    In reply to New Teen Craze: 'Responsible Decisionmaking'
    HamNo, pretend you're New York mag or the New York Times and come up with a trend: "The 50's Are Back!" #shutupcollege
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    10/30/09

    @TheBusinessGuy: Graduating has just gone from micro-trend to full-on trend. Perhaps glampuating isn't far behind? #shutupcollege
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    10/30/09

    In reply to New Teen Craze: 'Responsible Decisionmaking'
    And why not? With social promotion kids can graduate high school without knowing how to read or do basic algebra. This has been going on for a while now, and before anybody jumps on me, I don't think this is a partisan issue. #shutupcollege
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    10/30/09

    @fuckingoldman: The 1980's called. It wants its political opinions back. #shutupcollege
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    10/30/09

    @Chore Boy: One of the reasons I no longer teach is because too much of my work with college freshman involved remedial instruction,which I'm not very good at. Many students get out of high school without many skills, alas, whether academic or vocational. #shutupcollege
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    10/30/09

    @fuckingoldman: I wish I could disagree with you on this, just to keep my record clean. But I teach freshman comp, and even if you're wrong about the cause, you're right about the outcome. #shutupcollege
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    10/30/09

    @Chore Boy: All right, Germ-Rag -- I've been resisting your wit for a while, but this one got me. #shutupcollege
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    10/30/09

    @Chore Boy: You sound like another product of our illiustrious public education system. I suggest you quit sniffing ass and do a little more reading to get your facts straight. #shutupcollege
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    10/30/09

    @Smitros: Thank you. ChoreBoy is one of those types of people that can't agree with somebody who has pissed him off even if they're right. #shutupcollege
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    10/30/09

    @Better to Eat You With: Thank you for being a big enough person to talk about the issue and not let past disagreements cloud the topic. #shutupcollege
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    10/30/09

    @fuckingoldman: At this point I am willing to suggest that poor quality of American primary and education is, like climate change, something that should transcend ideology and be treated as an objective problem. Deniers at the ideological extremes are both unhelpful and uninteresting. #shutupcollege
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    10/30/09

    @Smitros: I agree with you wholeheartedly, there is no place for partisan poilitics when it comes to public education in America. #shutupcollege
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    10/30/09

    In reply to New Teen Craze: 'Responsible Decisionmaking'
    Pretty sure it's because these penguins are so fucking cool. #shutupcollege
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    10/30/09

    @goetz: If only I could double heart you. #shutupcollege
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    10/21/09

    In reply to Beat Me, Cheat Me, Slay Me, Pay Me
    I live in a housing Co-op, sort of the Canuckistani version of a rent-controlled building, and the story about women faking abuse is nothing new to me. We see a couple a year faking it. We once had someone who arrived in a wheelchair, but left in a huff with it under his arm when he realized he could only get a 1br handicapped apartment, not the townhouse he wanted. #trendwatch
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    10/21/09

    In reply to Beat Me, Cheat Me, Slay Me, Pay Me
    *severe*
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    10/21/09

    @liuhaozhong001: HamNo rarely slips up. #trendwatch
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    10/21/09

    In reply to Beat Me, Cheat Me, Slay Me, Pay Me
    I remember when Bang Brothers announced that one time tour of their studio for five lucky people and their guests. I ran to every sex shop in town buying out each store's dildo stock all in a desperate search for the elusive golden dildo. Then that fat German kid found one in my town and my hopes were dashed. #trendwatch
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    10/21/09

    @Chore Boy: Damn that Augustus Schtupp. It's just not fair. #trendwatch
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    10/21/09

    @blix: Sadly, Augustus was sucked up into a giant penis pump on the tour and never heard from again. #trendwatch
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    10/21/09

    @Chore Boy:
    Consider yourself lucky, what the BB's ummpalummpas did Violet Beauregarde and Veruca Salt was shocking in various ways. #trendwatch
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    10/21/09

    @Chore Boy: Oompa Loompa Doopity Do, I've got a bag full of dildos for you ... #trendwatch
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    10/21/09

    @resipsaloquacious: Indeed, turning Violet into a giant purple Ben-Wah ball was way out of line. #trendwatch
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    10/21/09

    @jupiterspaw: What do you do when your kid is a slut, constantly cramming things up your butt. #trendwatch
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    Image of Beau Nerd Beau Nerd
    10/21/09

    @resipsaloquacious: and all that trouble, just to get an everlasting gobstopper in the end. #trendwatch
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    10/21/09

    In reply to Beat Me, Cheat Me, Slay Me, Pay Me
    Shouldn't it be dildoes as in potatoes? #trendwatch
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    Image of CumaeanSibyl CumaeanSibyl
    10/19/09

    In reply to Are College Kids Crazier Than Ever Or Do They Just Like The Happy Pills?
    Destigmatization is part of it, as well as the "come talk about whatever's bothering you!" approach of college counseling services.

    I'd also put a lot of it on the high-pressure upbringing a lot of these kids endured. Combine paranoid, overprotective parenting with an overemphasis on achievement and the constant drilling/special classes/application padding some parents put their kids through from birth, and you're going to get people who implode once they get to college. #college
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    10/19/09

    In reply to Are College Kids Crazier Than Ever Or Do They Just Like The Happy Pills?
    Kids, be careful. My roommate in college went to the mental health services for depression and anxiety. The psychiatrist put him on an experimental drug that set off loud spring noises in his head and made him punch the wall in his sleep. #college
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    10/19/09

    In reply to Are College Kids Crazier Than Ever Or Do They Just Like The Happy Pills?
    It's because they want to score Adderall. I've thought about posting a definitive guide on how to do this. The only thing holding me back is the fact that my doctor might see it. #college
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    10/19/09

    @Foster Kamer: Pseudonym! Sam Kefoter! #college
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    Image of sarrible sarrible
    10/19/09

    @Foster Kamer: I feel so very old. All I ever tried to score from the college health center was prescription-strength allergy meds. Mmm, Allegra-D.
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    10/19/09

    @sarrible: With me in college, it was tylenoyl3 or cough syrup with Codine in it. #college
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