Originally Posted by supersix2

I look at the programming geared toward's kids now and it is acutally appalling, there are almost no education shows, most of the shows are actually rather violent, and macbre in nature (all of those damn japanese cartoons and anime shows). Then I look at the kids who are around 8-10 years younger than me and I look at thier behaivor and even see how some of them are in school and its completely different than I remember my childhood to be. These kids are not nearly as mature as I remember my peers being at that age. From what I've see most of them don't value education as much as my peers did and the ones who do are outcasts. In my school the smart kids were also the popular and likeable kids. A lot of my college friends said the same things about thier schools. To me, the bulk of these kids that are half my age are just not on the same level as my generation. There is a drasitc difference in kids born in the 80's and kids born in the 90's.

I'm not in anyway bashing an entire group of kids because I know there are a lot of bright kids out there who are way smarter than I am. It just seems like they are being overshadowed by a much larger group of kids who are geared purely towards pop culture.

Has anyone else observed anything like this or am I just a ranting fool?