{"id":17338,"date":"2013-12-05T05:30:32","date_gmt":"2013-12-05T10:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/geneveith\/?p=17338"},"modified":"2013-12-04T19:32:02","modified_gmt":"2013-12-05T00:32:02","slug":"whats-the-matter-with-kids-these-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/geneveith\/2013\/12\/whats-the-matter-with-kids-these-days\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s the matter with kids these days?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

My former student Brett Harris <\/a>shows that he was paying attention when our literature class studied irony.\u00a0 But notice his overall point:<\/p>\n

Young people have absolutely NOTHING to offer. The sooner they realize this and stop trying to do grownup stuff the better for everyone.<\/p>\n

For example, this 13-year-old girl got so overwhelmed visiting a neonatal unit in Kenya that she ran outside and passed out!<\/p>\n

LET\u2019S FACE IT: Young people are too incompetent and irresponsible to make a difference in the world. They should focus on staying entertained and out of the way.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, this girl didn\u2019t learn her lesson the first time.<\/p>\n

At age 14, she went back to Kenya with 200 backpacks filled with school supplies.<\/p>\n

At age 15, she delivered 200 hygiene kits for young girls and hosted a medical clinic that served over 1,300 people.<\/p>\n

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At age 16, she opened a school in Kibwezi, Kenya, that serves 50 children.<\/p>\n

Now 17, she\u2019s partnering with another organization to build an orphanage.<\/p>\n

PLEASE! She can\u2019t even vote yet! What makes her think she can change the lives of men, women, and children half-a-world away?<\/p>\n

Take our advice, young people. Don\u2019t make the same mistakes this girl is making. Stay distracted. Stay disengaged. Ignore the needs around you because YOU CANNOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE!<\/p>\n

You are too young. Focus on things like friends, movies, shopping, and video games. Those things really matter and are custom-designed for your level of maturity. Leave the world-changing to the grownups.<\/p>\n

You may return to mindlessly browsing Facebook.<\/p>\n

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Or\u2026 you can rebel against low expectations:<\/p>\n

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