Reply #16: Half-baked nonsense [View All]

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Schools have always been about sitting down, being quiet and listening to the teacher. Do you think back in the 1800's/early 1900's that kids in the 1-room school houses were jumping around, watching video presentations and playing on computers? Of course not! They were sitting quietly while the teacher spoke, answering questions when asked, and getting paddlings or standing in the corner if they misbehaved.

This whole notion that sitting quietly is a new trend is pure hogwash trumped up by apologists for boys who are doing poorly because their parents don't teach them to become good students. If one has been trained from 2 years of age to do nothing but watch tv (while jumping around no less), play the X-box, and play with loud electronic toys, is it any wonder one is "incapable" of sitting down and focusing for more than two minutes?