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HIE
Perhaps you can put aside your youthful arrogance and listen to the many (more experienced) people that have responded to your post. The fact that you can type 60 wpm means nothing if they are spelled wrong or placed in the wrong context.
You boast that compared to other schools you have a much better secular education. If that is the case, it is frightening to think how bad the other educations are and where that will lead them in life. Just remember that being the best of the worst is not necessarily a good thing.
Overall, I see your attitude as a reflection of two things:
1 – Todays society’s “on demand” attitude, or “I want to do what I want when I want”
2 – The attitudes adopted by yeshivos to belittle a proper secular education. This is especially damaging because the children’s negative view of secular studies (as evidenced by HIE) comes as a direct result of those attitudes. Why should students conduct themselves properly or value the education if they are told by the school that it is not important???
I personally feel that it is extremely important to have a proper education. How else can todays young people get a job or career in an increasingly competitive job market? Certainly not if you don’t know the difference between their and they’re. You may not think much about it now but when you I’YH get married and have children you will be thinking about these things. Like how to pay for yeshiva and bills and groceries etc. If our community produces only learners the entire system will fail because nobody would be able to pay for the school’s existence.
So, before you type another 60 hurried words as a response, maybe take that minute to absorb what has been said in this post and try to see that perspective. You may thank us in the long run