New York Writer is Shocked by High School Teaching and Culture

The Atlantic ^ | 11/28/2001 | Interview of Elinor Burkett by Sage Stossel

[Robear]

Your paragraph is missing the right parens.

[stands2reason]

Goths are those depressing kids who wear all black all the time and identify with creatures of the night i.e. vampires.

[Poincare]

Your paragraph is missing the right parens.

The ellipsis symbol (...) indicates that it is left open with good reason.

[Hank Rearden]

Goths are those depressing kids who wear all black all the time and identify with creatures of the night i.e. vampires.

I see, thanks. So, "goth" is just a 21st century term for "moron".

We had those in my high school too, a long time ago.

[6ppc]

This is a pretty good article and seems to be right on the mark.

[walden]

Good for you! My kids are in high school now and their friends come around here a lot, and while I would freely agree that the schools have room for improvement, kids today are top-notch. The only people who think they aren't are surly old farts-- don't listen to them. :)