re: #172 allegro

Probably a bit of both. I taught at the university level for 24 years and I saw the effects of increasing “helicopter parenting” on the kids in my classes as the years went by, especially Bio 101. Kids who had been so protected from anything upsetting, whose time had been controlled to an alarming degree, etc. simply did not have the tools to suddenly be in a position of self-sufficiency, even one as limited as a college campus. These are the kids who just go nuts with the sudden freedom, completely unprepared for having to get their own asses out of bed and into class every day.

Yeah, I do feel strongly about this and for good reason.

So you’re worried that kids in New York City won’t learn about abuse, pornography, rock-n-roll music, and Christmas unless those topics are included on standardized tests?