RE: Why are People so Depressed in College?
July 17, 2013 at 7:58 pm
(This post was last modified: July 17, 2013 at 7:59 pm by bennyboy.)
Well, given that 50% of kids (I'm exaggerating, maybe-- I don't know the actual number) who don't have a burning desire to study in Grade 1 are diagnosed with ADHD, and that almost every teenager who feels less than chipper for more than a week is put on Prozac or another antidepressant, this is hardly surprising. I don't think the people are changing that much; I think the way we objectify emotions and behaviors to excuse them is out of control.
My kids showed signs of ADHD for a while. Then I told them I'd take away their phones, declare all junk and snack foods forbidden, and "help" them study (i.e. by sitting there next to them). Thank Jeebus, now they're fine!
Now, I know that some boys just can't sit down and study. That's fine. They're aren't defective-- they're boys. We shouldn't plan for them to be brain surgeons-- we should start training them how to fix cars, or to box professionally. Trying to put them through university (like they're going to be good enough students to land great jobs at this point anyway?) is cruel.
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Also, how is this philosophy?
My kids showed signs of ADHD for a while. Then I told them I'd take away their phones, declare all junk and snack foods forbidden, and "help" them study (i.e. by sitting there next to them). Thank Jeebus, now they're fine!
Now, I know that some boys just can't sit down and study. That's fine. They're aren't defective-- they're boys. We shouldn't plan for them to be brain surgeons-- we should start training them how to fix cars, or to box professionally. Trying to put them through university (like they're going to be good enough students to land great jobs at this point anyway?) is cruel.
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Also, how is this philosophy?
