why that was nice

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

I'm still not sure why i am sitting here posting instead of working on one of the various assignments i need to complete.

Probably because my dad isn't around.

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

basically you are saying those who start off with an involved father have a big advantage over those with no patriarchal support.

But as you approach "the finish line", the role of the father becomes irrelevant, except for possible employement opportunities. But as far as the child taking advantage of government programs designed to facilitate excellence, no, the father is not important.

However, all I have is my own personal experience to back my claim. I do not know how those less motivated react.

My little brother may be an excellent case study....He could care less about anything in life besides watching television. Money, power, and *** are meaningless to him. He did quite poorly in school. Perhaps if he had a motivating parent, he would have done better or strived to achieve more.

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

^^ i can agree with that too

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

I'm still not sure why i am sitting here posting instead of working on one of the various assignments i need to complete.
Probably because my dad isn't around.

same reason I am.

Except I went home sick from work. I just didn't feel like being there.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

But as you approach "the finish line", the role of the father becomes irrelevant, except for possible employement opportunities. But as far as the child taking advantage of government programs designed to facilitate excellence, no, the father is not important.
However, all I have is my own personal experience to back my claim. I do not know how those less motivated react.

My little brother may be an excellent case study....He could care less about anything in life besides watching television. Money, power, and *** are meaningless to him. He did quite poorly in school. Perhaps if he had a motivating parent, he would have done better or strived to achieve more.

If anything, the decreasing significance of a father figure as one "approaches the finish line", as you put it, would indicate an inverse relationship where importance of a father figure is increasingly important in the 'start of the race'.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

I'm still not willing to concede the decreasing importance as one 'approaches the finish line' merely pointing out an element of your logic which you might not have been aware of.

 

[Captain_Ahab 5,000+ posts]

faulktons replies just had me laughing out loud

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

oh, and i am also wasting time until my next class starts.

I have about 4 more minutes.

 

[PollyCranopolis 10+ year member]

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

If anything, the decreasing significance of a father figure as one "approaches the finish line", as you put it, would indicate an inverse relationship where importance of a father figure is increasingly important in the 'start of the race'.

I could buy that....

But I am not saying that the advantage given as a child is sustained throughout the race. It is possible that the advtantage could be a disadvantage is it is relied upon by said student.

 

[xtremebassjunky 10+ year member]

not surprised this is a faulkton thread //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/hide.gif.2d479cfd917eedfe201353b91522ceab.gif

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

oh, and i am also wasting time until my next class starts.
I have about 4 more minutes.

fair enough...

still waiting for you to tell me that I am wrong....

but more importantly, direct me to a case study as to why.

I hate having an opinion based on empiracle evidence.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

I'll ask one of the kids sitting around eating candy and drinking koolaid the next time i buy some crack from his dad.

until then, i'm off to class.

Fight whitey.

 

[Flipx99 5,000+ posts]

Meh, my previous explanation about a father not necessarily being an advantage goes unnoticed.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

i'm sitting in class now and only have time to say:

You're wrong.