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when are you a grown up?

Rather, what’s the definition of “grown-up”?

This post is inspired by a brief conversation with my friend Ty, this morning.  He asked me what the definition of ” grown-up”…and I gave kind of a blanket answer: minding your business and handling your own, paying your bills, being responsible- and if you have others who you are responsible to (ie: kids, spouse, etc.), then taking care of that.

Then Ty gave me the list of the things that he has heard defines being a “grown-up”:

  • When you stop chasing women
  • When you start taking in account the opinion of others
  • It’s a mind state
  • When your life gets boring
  • When you have your first kid
  • When you get your first job
  • As soon as you’re done with school

We also talked about the fact that some people are forced to grow up due to circumstances in their life, and that being a “grown up” doesn’t equate to maturity- and neither does age.

Ty expressed that he’s more so concerned with the stereotype of being an adult- and how it seems that adults have no fun.  They just work Monday-Friday, have family time on the weekends, and a week of vacation in the summer.  Otherwise, it’s a pretty monotonous life.

So…when are you grown up…and what’s the definition of being grown up?


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The State of Education in Georgia

This article made me REALLY sad this morning…

An excerpt:

“Georgia school leaders were so shocked by dismal scores on state math and social studies tests, the state superintendent released a statement Monday to prepare parents and others for the results.

According to the unofficial results, only 20 to 30 percent of Georgia’s sixth- and seventh-graders passed the state social studies exam. In math, about 40 percent of eighth-graders could be held back because they failed the test.

The state will release official scores from the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests next month.

Parents whose children failed the math test will be notified by local schools. The state requires eighth-graders to pass the reading and math exams to move to high school.

Students who failed math exams — as well as those who might have failed reading — can retake the exam this summer. Schools will provide optional free classes to get them ready. Students who failed the social studies exam don’t face any consequences under Georgia law.”

I’m frustrated by the low test scores…and the fact that there’s no consequences for failing the Social Studies exam- basically saying that Social Studies IS NOT important.  Sigh.  Your thoughts?