I don't see why it's such a big issue. We have grown adults who can't spell, nor do they know the difference between certain words and y'all want to jump into the teenagers can't count thing?
Attitude reflects leadership.
Clearly means that children will take on their parents attitudes towards education. Not in all instances, but most. For example, my oldest daughter was just like I was in high school...into sports and socializing. Academics was just something I had to pass in order to play sports. In college, though, I busted my butt and ended up with my masters degree and a 3.79 GPA. She has done the same thing and has made all A's in 5 semesters of college so far.
My baby girl, a HS junior, is ranked 47/610 and will graduate in December. She has the idea that academics comes before anything else, even though she plays volleyball and is part of 6 different organizations.
Point is, her mother and I instilled a belief that education is important. We were active in their schooling, from elementary through high school. Well, as much as I could anyway. Of course, me being a teacher didn't hurt matters.
An inability to count and make change is appalling, but so is seeing adults not know the difference between their, there and they're. Come to think of it, I do believe that is worse than kids not counting correctly. Then again, that's just me.
I hope you all have a happy Sunday. 4951