my son just told me: "i learn more from a 3-minute punk song than i ever learn in school"

[basquebromance]

i have no idea what to do

 

[JGalt]

He might learn more about anarchy, which was the original intent of punk rock.

Give him a good spanking and send him to bed without his supper, unless you want him to grow up like some of the anarchists on here.

 

[Weatherman2020]

i have no idea what to do

Probably true if he’s in a government public school.

 

[Rambunctious]

i have no idea what to do

Lock him in an elevator at the mall....

 

[Carl in Michigan]

i have no idea what to do

You're very "gay" and proud of it. You fathered a child?

 

[hjmick]

Which song?

 

[basquebromance]

i have no idea what to do

Lock him in an elevator at the mall....

no. he has too much energy. that would demoralize him.

 

[basquebromance]

Which song?

 

[hjmick]

Which song?

I'm not sure what your kid thinks he learned from that song... unless it's that some punk is better than others and The Walkmen aren't one of the better ones...

 

[Crepitus]

i have no idea what to do

Vote democratic and get raises for your teachers.

 

[Dogmaphobe]

well, that's sure

 

[JustAnotherNut]

Really you & he only have 2 choices...….either stay in public school or you home school. Make sure he understands he has to complete basic education k-12 whether he likes it or not......it's the law.

Also let him know that without a diploma or GED, it will affect his future.....college, university or trade schools won't take him without it and neither will the military. Job options are very limited as well. If he sticks it out and gets that little paper that says he completed with passing grades, it will take him further in life, later down the road.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

i have no idea what to do

Lock him in an elevator at the mall....

no. he has too much energy. that would demoralize him.

So you dont know how to raise a child?

 

[fncceo]

Children say things to freak out their parents. It's their way of testing their independence. Just ask him which songs and to tell you precisely what he learned from them.

A 1,000 word essay on the educational value of Punk Rock music might be appropriate.

 

[DGS49]

When I was in high school, there were several songs that I thought contained the Wisdom of the Ages.

I can imagine making a similar remark to my dad at that time. Kids have minimal knowledge about the real world. There is nothing to be co cerned about.

 

[MarathonMike]

i have no idea what to do

Is he threatening to drop out of school to start a band or something?

 

[Karl Rand]

Children say things to freak out their parents. It's their way of testing their independence. Just ask him which songs and to tell you precisely what he learned from them.

A 1,000 word essay on the educational value of Punk Rock music might be appropriate.

The sad thing is me may struggle all the way to university and then have his thinking totally warped by deconstructionism, or worse still, sitting for an M BA degree.

 

[joaquinmiller]

i have no idea what to do

Introduce him to gypsy jazz.

 

[evenflow1969]

i have no idea what to do

You may have found the key to success with him. I knew several top students that put the answers to the test in a form of a song in order to remember them. All of which are very successfull today.

 

[Dogmaphobe]

When I was in high school, there were several songs that I thought contained the Wisdom of the Ages.

So Tiptoe Through The Tulips did it for you, too?


I thought I was the only one.