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Our great nation was founded by some very bright guys who were fed up with the "way things were." It's not just my kiddo here that we are talking about.
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Your child is not leading a revolution based on the ideals of Democracy. He is not signing his name to a document that makes him a traitor to the country he was born too. He's not in Iraq or teaching the next generation. I think some perspective is called for here.
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We, as a nation, are failing our young men. Far more males than females drop out and don't finish high school. Newsweek ran a story last year about the number of males that now choose not to go to college and then spend their twenties couch surfing and holding temp jobs...
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I absolutely agree. I attribute to part of this to the ever lowering of expectations of boys or the flip side of that which is making excuses for boys refusal to do work they see as "beneath" them, be it due to their temperment or intellect.
I flatly refuse to reward my kid for not living up to his potential, no matter how inspiring a speech he gives. In life, people help those who are doing their best, including the scut work that no one likes. My son's SAT score and natural intellect will not put a roof over his head, for that he needs a work ethic.