National School Walkout 03/14/2018 thoughts, concerns, news

[Moose-Knuckle]

Name one issue kids will not use as an excuse to skip school. This is a brilliant move by Bloomberg & Co for media hype.

[docsherm]

All of the kids in the DFW area are not even going to school tomorrow..... It is spring break........

[1168]

If school kids wanted to impress me with how strongly they supported a given issue, they would stay IN school, do their homework and raise their GPA. Walking our of school in support of cause X is about as meaningful as a "Save the Whales" bumper sticker.

“Slacktivism”

[Kain]

Name one issue kids will not use as an excuse to skip school. This is a brilliant move by Bloomberg & Co for media hype.

I know at least one public college in CO that is telling their faculty to let kids makeup tests who miss them. It’s a no risk “protest” sanctioned by tax dollars in public education.

Another reason to hate socialized education.

And they aren't above using the dead to get out. I know when I was in high school a couple or three kids got killed drinking and driving or speeding or some such from ANOTHER school and about half of my school tried to use it as an excuse to get out of class or school or demand grief consuling.

[R6436]

No.

I know it isn't :-P I was commenting on the information material that was posted. When I see groups pushing they're grass roots I take it as sure sign they aren't.

I also acknowledge you probably realize I already knew that and just quoted my post because it was less painful than re-reading the original one. Either way, I think I still have my Darth Soros action figure from Kenner from back in the 80's in my basement storage area. :-)

[flenna]

If school kids wanted to impress me with how strongly they supported a given issue, they would stay IN school, do their homework and raise their GPA. Walking our of school in support of cause X is about as meaningful as a "Save the Whales" bumper sticker.

I agree. But school is no longer about reading, writing and 'rithmetic. It is about feelings, self-esteem, how-to-be-a-victim, and being able to self identify as a lbgtfxyz... You know, the things that will impress a future employer and help you make a living without government assistance.

[_Stormin_]

Whole thing is complete BS. Whatever. I do not care about some child's opinion. Kids of every generation have thought that they were more knowledgeable than their parents. They have all been wrong. Let these little shits get a job, work 50-60 hours a week, then have indignant kids who mouth off to them about how old and out of touch they are... Twenty years from now they'll all be online complaining that their damned kids need to live their lives before trying to preach to adults.

[Honu]

mandatory drug test for every kid gone that day any one of them that tests positive fail them for that grade and prosecute them for ilegal drug use since it kills way more than guns

they want new laws lets show them we can enforce the current ones first

you know do it for the kids

[OH58D]

The Primary organizing and funneling of the money is courtesy of Michael Bloomberg's "Every Town" organization. It serves as a conduit for outside money from so-called celebrities and foreign interests like Soros.

[AKDoug]

All of the kids in the DFW area are not even going to school tomorrow..... It is spring break........

Pretty much all of Alaska as well.