<p>Quite frankly, your posts are often insulting and obnoxious.</p>
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<p>what silly logic you have; are you SURE you’re a STEM major?</p>
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<li>“Caucasian US doctors are screwing up”-do you have data that proves dr’s who screw up are of a particular race or is this just one of the many racist comments you like to throw around?</li>
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<p>Your original premise is flawed ( as usual)</p>
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<li>Because caucasian dr’s screw up they must be lacking social skills.</li>
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<p>again the racist slant is the problem with your lack of logic</p>
<p>3.dr’s from a certain ethnic group are only entrants so they can not be part of the screw ups</p>
<p>only entrants? I think you might find take a little flack for this.</p>
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<li>social skills are now a requirement for med schools and this raises the bar for a certain ethnic group which you then immediately conclude is not true.</li>
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<p>Soo…what point are you trying to make? Making students have social skills is raising the bar/not doing anything? Do you even understand what you wrote?</p>
<p>IP we come to CC to discuss many issues with other parents, NOT to ignore the postings of someone whose opinions most dont respect or agree with.</p>
<p>Viva Colbert.</p>
<p>Lima, You certainly didn’t understand what I wrote.</p>
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<p>OK, so you are not going to agree with me and not ignore me either, and the only option acceptable to you is that I leave?</p>
<p>No, don’t leave. Just don’t be so aggressive and re-read your posts before you hit “post quick reply”</p>
<p>Sophomore, you don’t think I bring some balance to the endless bashing of the parenting style of a certain ethnic group? I don’t think rereading will fix anything. I have to accept the American style of parenting as my Load and Savior, or else.</p>
<p>re post 105-
therefore Lima has the communication problem? and not you?
Cause frankly, I did not understand what you wrote nor follow your conclusions either.
There have been lots of changes made in the way Drs are trained in this country recently, as medical institutions, and the insurance companies that insure them, have realized that costly , avoidable medical mistakes are made when patients are not treated as people, but only as physical entities with symptoms, for which the diagnosis needs to be made as quickly as possible. .
In addition, the new law that treats Interns as people[ making sure they do not work 30 hr shifts], instead of as slaves to the medical establishment, will also [hopefully] help to insure that avoidable medical mistakes happen less frequently.</p>
<p>I’m all for embracing new perspectives…as long as they’re presented fairly and aren’t worded in a way that could seem like an attack on other members.</p>
<p>Personally, I think the discussions you have generated have actually been quite interesting (so much so that I emailed one of them to my high school physics teacher!). And maybe you’re on the receiving end of some unwarranted negative remarks as well, maybe everyone could be a little bit more careful about how they talk to others on this board! It’s important to call people out on something when they’re offended, because they don’t always know. </p>
<p>Many of the posters in the two-three threads in question have been quite snarky in their rebuttals, including myself and I apologize. </p>
<p>So by all means share away, but respect the culture of other members as you expect them to respect your own.</p>
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<p>Uhm…what?</p>
<p>Look, IP, the overwhelming majority of numbers are composites. It is the majority of numbers that US students have trouble with so composite numbers must be the culprit. </p>
<p>Obviously you agree.</p>
<p>Sophomore, frankly I don’t mind, I have a very thick skin. I do think that the question in the OP is a valid one. Kids graduating now through the next decade have to be very careful about what they study, as the USA is in for a prolonged slump. (You have to take my word for it, keeping in mind that people actually pay me for this kind of advice about the economy.) </p>
<p>So, while it is great to idolize passions and such, kids who are not careful will be waiting tables. I do not think that’s a good thing (people may disagree, but I am entitled to my opinion). It doesn’t provide a long term living wage to get married and raise a family and whatnot. Parents should keep this in mind when they raise kids these days. The combination of globalization and economic slump is not something to treat casually. </p>
<p>It is very harmful towards your kids to just wish away problems, that the economy is going to turn around soon, and then everyone can go back to kids being kids. That was my point. But for some reason it degenerated into a very angry reaction from the majority, and predictably into personal attacks.</p>
<p>No Lima, you still don’t get it.</p>
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<p>I don’t think we are having a communication problem. It is a much deeper one than that.</p>
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<p>No, it isn’t something to treat casually.</p>
<p>While waiting tables may not be ideal for many students (although a family member of mine with a college degree who manages two high volume restaurants in a WD theme park in Florida makes less than his servers), isn’t it just as bad, if not worse, to be a miserable doctor/lawyer/engineer?</p>
<p>Thing is, the stereotype of the miserable doctor/lawyer/engineer is by and large a myth. Now, most in this group are unhappy about their earnings, even though they are one of the highest paid in the country. But that’s another matter altogether. Do a test. Ask the lawyers and engineers and doctors around in this forum. See how many are unhappy. While not scientific, if the stereotype is true, there has to be at least a few who would be unhappy.</p>
<p>“I do think that the question in the OP is a valid one. Kids graduating now through the next decade have to be very careful about what they study, as the USA is in for a prolonged slump”
“So, while it is great to idolize passions and such, kids who are not careful will be waiting tables. I do not think that’s a good thing (people may disagree, but I am entitled to my opinion). It doesn’t provide a long term living wage to get married and raise a family and whatnot. Parents should keep this in mind when they raise kids these days. The combination of globalization and economic slump is not something to treat casually.” </p>
<p>I for one, totally agree! and it was well said, in clear, non inflammatory manner!</p>
<p>See? its not so hard to say what you think without flinging accusations about how other parents raise their children. .You expressed caution and warnings, based on your OWN observations, not on suppositions that you cant prove.</p>
<p>Maybe not miserable, but not happy either. Or not as happy as they could be.</p>
<p>Of course when I am talking to someone my kid’s age I am going to be much more gentle, MPM. When talking to adults I tend to be much more direct. I have a very thick skin, and only care about the content and not the form. It was the same thing I said before. If someone agrees with the content, I don’t see why they should get upset over the form, especially if they are mature adult who can keep emotions under control.</p>
<p>Myself, I doubt anyone can guess what students “should” be studying right now. I think those who follow their hearts are the most likely to have answers for the future. The old models are bankrupt. Bright minds with strong originality and courage will take the lead…in a direction none of us guess.</p>