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vankuria

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43. Yea sure, drop out of school

Sat Sep 21, 2013, 08:43 AM

Sep 2013

who needs an education, after all doesn't everyone get the opportunity to be in movies and have parents with million dollar paychecks! Hard to take seriously a kid born into wealth with an abundance of opportunity at his finger tips, and all because he was lucky enough to be born to popular actors with enough influence to get their kid into movies.

Even in a flawed educational system, for most kids their best opportunity for success is to stay in school and do well.

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(Will Smith's son) Jaden Smith: 'School is the tool to brainwash the youth' [View all] alp227 Sep 2013 OP

says the extreme nepotism example Skittles Sep 2013 #1

He's not entirely wrong, Skittles. NYC_SKP Sep 2013 #3

here he explains himself Skittles Sep 2013 #4

Spoken like a true nihilist. Nanjing to Seoul Sep 2013 #23

They relate because much of what he says is true. The purpose of education is no longer to liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #2

Meh. He's also been raised in a scientology household fujiyama Sep 2013 #5

just because he's a rich scientology kid doesn't mean he is automatically wrong. liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #7

would you have advised your son dropping out of school Skittles Sep 2013 #10

I'd be happy if we could stop the precipitous slide of the education system Fumesucker Sep 2013 #16

You won't "fix" the education system...... socialist_n_TN Sep 2013 #67

Problem is the rich scientology kid doesn't have a clue about why that might be. delrem Sep 2013 #13

he is a nitwit Skittles Sep 2013 #8

That is your opinion, not necessarily the truth. GalaxyHunter Sep 2013 #30

Post removed Post removed Sep 2013 #39

"His parents are bisexual closet case" dionysus Sep 2013 #73

no, he is a nitwit Skittles Sep 2013 #68

I also think that "opinion" is the truth; I'm not confused either--and welcome to DU..... nt MADem Sep 2013 #126

That is your opinion and you are entitled to it. GalaxyHunter Sep 2013 #137

Enjoy your time here.... nt MADem Sep 2013 #144

haha! GalaxyHunter Sep 2013 #147

Yea sure, drop out of school vankuria Sep 2013 #43

Actually whatever you might think of him the Scientology part is false.... davidpdx Sep 2013 #22

Thank you for the correction. GalaxyHunter Sep 2013 #31

If it walks like a duck enlightenment Sep 2013 #56

Still the accusation which you are imply is true is false davidpdx Sep 2013 #69

If you say so. enlightenment Sep 2013 #79

No, I don't know Will Smith or his family davidpdx Sep 2013 #88

That's an EXCEEDINGLY ducky duck, if I may say so. 2ndAmForComputers Sep 2013 #127

Jaden is a rich kid who has never had to look for a job or feel the gripes of an empty stomach. kelliekat44 Sep 2013 #35

The architects of modern education were Carnegie, Rockefeller, Ford, and J. P. Morgan. joshcryer Sep 2013 #106

If that's "the purpose" of education, LWolf Sep 2013 #124

Both true and pathetic Egalitarian Thug Sep 2013 #6

So true I want to cry. I have a kid in high school right now and I can't tell you how bad it sucks. liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #9

I don't think I can even imagine how bad it is any longer. Egalitarian Thug Sep 2013 #66

awesome video, thank you for posting that nt steve2470 Sep 2013 #72

My daughter, in high school, enjoys science most bhikkhu Sep 2013 #11

My daughter's senior science class spent a significant amount of time studying DNA. liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #15

Uhm, DNA is the central subject of biology, it is the blueprint of life... Humanist_Activist Sep 2013 #17

Actually, I'm not convinced teaching schoolchildren about the nuclear forces is a good use of time. Donald Ian Rankin Sep 2013 #27

I learned about nuclear forces in high school, why was this unnecessary again? Humanist_Activist Sep 2013 #29

Jadon NEEDS to have his brain washed. n/t Lil Missy Sep 2013 #12

When the rebellion comes, and people break his shit... aikoaiko Sep 2013 #14

he's speaking as an immature 15 year old rich kid dem in texas Sep 2013 #18

THANK YOU Skittles Sep 2013 #24

You could be an immature 15? GalaxyHunter Sep 2013 #32

Exactly. It's a function of being a teenager, to pronounce on things. Demit Sep 2013 #34

Agreed. Let's ask Honey Boo-Boo what she thinks about LuvNewcastle Sep 2013 #45

LOL otohara Sep 2013 #59

+1 Marr Sep 2013 #50

Not really Turbineguy Sep 2013 #19

omg PowerToThePeople Sep 2013 #20

Fuck you, shitstain. I am a teacher and I brainwash no one Nanjing to Seoul Sep 2013 #21

Tell your teaching buddies to educate someone. GalaxyHunter Sep 2013 #33

if teachers were allowed to teach DonCoquixote Sep 2013 #54

Thank You! tavernier Sep 2013 #58

I'm sure that the "shitstains" understand that you're not part of the problem. n/t lumberjack_jeff Sep 2013 #60

hmm are you sure? bobduca Sep 2013 #117

Not at all sure, actually. nt lumberjack_jeff Sep 2013 #134

Wow. Shitstain? A 15 year old? Jesus. nolabear Sep 2013 #70

And he deserves to be called on it. Seriously. . .what is with teacher bashing and supporting it? Nanjing to Seoul Sep 2013 #82

No, they can't. And calling them that is worse than anything he said. nolabear Sep 2013 #111

Yes. . .even 15 year old kids are and thinking they aren't is delusional thinking Nanjing to Seoul Sep 2013 #113

Even if a kid is acting a certain way you are not suppose to approach them with that attitude. liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #114

And due to the beatings I got for 15 years, dyslexia and Asperger's, I was the same way Nanjing to Seoul Sep 2013 #115

"to MA's" bobduca Sep 2013 #118

my keyboard sucks and i don't normally care to edit. type and post fast Nanjing to Seoul Sep 2013 #138

Google translate ? bobduca Sep 2013 #139

I don't need google translate. I speak fluent Mandarin Nanjing to Seoul Sep 2013 #142

I know bobduca Sep 2013 #148

I am SO glad you never taught my sons. nolabear Sep 2013 #116

Our education system is broken. Jaden speaks out about it and he's a shitstain? liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #77

That makes two of us. I'm tired of teacher bashing! Nanjing to Seoul Sep 2013 #80

It's not the teachers. Well most of the time. There are bad teachers. For the most part, liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #86

There are two sides to the bash/worship coin. You just happen to support worship... Gravitycollapse Sep 2013 #93

A teacher that says "Fuck you, shitstain" about a 15-year-old kid. ZombieHorde Sep 2013 #81

And that's why I don't teach in the States anymore. I don't tolerate crap like this from anyone Nanjing to Seoul Sep 2013 #83

You're a bastion of critical thinking and wisdom. nt ZombieHorde Sep 2013 #87

And I would fully support your immediate and well-covered termination. Gravitycollapse Sep 2013 #94

me too. Anyone who would call a kid shitstain should not be teaching. liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #98

"Fuck you, shitstain." Codeine Sep 2013 #122

"fuck you, shitstain". from a teacher. to a 15 year old. piratefish08 Sep 2013 #125

I hope you have a better grip of your temper while you're teaching. 2ndAmForComputers Sep 2013 #128

This would have nothing to do with his Scientology background, would it? intaglio Sep 2013 #25

he is blueknight Sep 2013 #26

What really irks you? chervilant Sep 2013 #28

You are correct. And if Jaden had reasonably mastered some of the skills of formal education, kelliekat44 Sep 2013 #38

Yeah, because I want the person performing heart surgery to have learned it on their own devices. HughBeaumont Sep 2013 #36

For many poor kids, school is the only place they will be able to experience the world around them. kelliekat44 Sep 2013 #37

Well said!!! vankuria Sep 2013 #44

+1. Very well said. n/t Frank Cannon Sep 2013 #89

+1,000 freshwest Sep 2013 #109

OH NOES! MATH! READING! SCIENCE! ARGH, IT'S SATANIC! JaneyVee Sep 2013 #40

Since when do we pay attention to entitled 15-year-olds about education? Paladin Sep 2013 #41

Just another idiot in 1% RandiFan1290 Sep 2013 #42

Hell Yeah! LuvNewcastle Sep 2013 #46

For cripes sake Tien1985 Sep 2013 #47

Just another 15 year old finding his way. Why does it matter any more than any other kid having the Mass Sep 2013 #48

So true! chervilant Sep 2013 #55

yeah drop out of school arely staircase Sep 2013 #49

Religion and Media do too abelenkpe Sep 2013 #51

15 year olds are generally not very wise. I used to be one. nt tridim Sep 2013 #52

He isn't far off JonLP24 Sep 2013 #53

He's a victim. jessie04 Sep 2013 #57

Anyone stupid enough to listen to that kid deserves to be so badly misinformed. JVS Sep 2013 #61

one-third of boys drop out of high school. lumberjack_jeff Sep 2013 #62

absolutely. I agree. Thinking for yourself often means questioning authority and rebelling. liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #84

Everyone should just tweet back, "If everyone stopped watching garbage programing and reading dumb.. Taitertots Sep 2013 #63

Particularly no-talent pseudocelebrities like Jaden Smith. Frank Cannon Sep 2013 #92

Will and Jada are giving their kids too much freedom fried eggs Sep 2013 #64

Looks like someone just watched "The Wall" n/t Sanddog42 Sep 2013 #65

Oh it's obnoxious but he's fifteen. Obnoxious is normal. nolabear Sep 2013 #71

I was a stupid asshole at 15. You can't hold such things against people that age. Gravitycollapse Sep 2013 #99

In my field it takes a whole lot to diagnose a teen with a personality disorder. nolabear Sep 2013 #112

yawn steve2470 Sep 2013 #74

He should know about brainwashing. His folks are Scientologists NightWatcher Sep 2013 #75

Yep. GoCubsGo Sep 2013 #90

All in all its just another brick in the wall.... Agnosticsherbet Sep 2013 #76

First of all, he's 15. ZombieHorde Sep 2013 #78

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2013 #85

Heh. If a typical DUer's 15-year-old said this he'd get attaboys across the forum. (nt) Posteritatis Sep 2013 #91

yeah I think there is some rich celebrity hate going on here. Not to mention Scientology hate. liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #95

That and I don't know many students at that age who didn't think along similar lines about it Posteritatis Sep 2013 #100

maybe that should tell us something. Maybe kids are naturally free thinkers until we get a hold of liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #102

To be fair, Scientology is coo-coo for coco puffs. Gravitycollapse Sep 2013 #104

I'm not a scientologist. I don't believe in their doctrine. I just see a lot of hate toward any liberal_at_heart Sep 2013 #105

I hesitate to call sabbat hunter Sep 2013 #141

He's a brainwashed 15 yr old child of cult members saying exactly what you'd expect Major Nikon Sep 2013 #96

I was going to say that. Funny how Scientology the cult and the GOP have applegrove Sep 2013 #101

his school just went bankrupt and has shut the doors madrchsod Sep 2013 #103

It's because they seek to brainwash children with fucked up fanatical ideas Major Nikon Sep 2013 #107

Oh I think home schooling is very, very hard to do successfully. But less applegrove Sep 2013 #108

Has he ever attended a real school? pediatricmedic Sep 2013 #97

He'll stay a solid C list celebrity.... Decaffeinated Sep 2013 #110

E list as in everything he has ever done has been an JCMach1 Sep 2013 #132

This just in: Adolescent not brilliant commentator RZM Sep 2013 #119

And who "brainwashed" those ideas into his head? yawnmaster Sep 2013 #120

From the kid who is only in movies his dad produces. cbdo2007 Sep 2013 #121

This from a kid who will have a life-long, relaxing free ride on Daddy's money and coattails. Codeine Sep 2013 #123

His statement would have much more credibility if he wasn't the son of a SCIENTOLOGIST. 2ndAmForComputers Sep 2013 #129

Brat. bitchkitty Sep 2013 #130

Scientology brainwashed brat JCMach1 Sep 2013 #131

Fucking moron. Iggo Sep 2013 #133

I never attended school Link Speed Sep 2013 #135

To be young and stupid krawhitham Sep 2013 #136

school brainwashes the youth sabbat hunter Sep 2013 #140

I am *so glad* there wasn't Twitter for me at 15 to tweet out the stupid things I thought. nt Lex Sep 2013 #143

Fuck Jaden Smith brettdale Sep 2013 #145

ps brettdale Sep 2013 #146