I don't give a sh*t 2023...

@danvmartell

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Why it worked

The creator taps into a common frustration parents have with the education system, questioning the value of grades over practical life skills. This relatable sentiment likely resonates with a broad audience.

Summary

The speaker argues that traditional school grades are less important than critical thinking, emotional intelligence, and financial literacy. He believes schools fail to teach essential life skills because educators themselves may lack them.

Structure

1Dismissal of grades
2Focus on essential life skills
3Critique of school curriculum
4Reason for lack of financial education
5Emphasis on critical thinking and emotional intelligence

On-screen text

I don't give a sh*t 2023... about their school grades 2023... my kid comes to me 2023... "look I got my report card" 2023... I go 2023... "what's on there?" 2023... I've never looked 2026 at my kid's grades 2026 I don't care about you know what I care that a person makes a comment "two kids over there?" "wow they're really kind" "they're very polite" all day long can they read? can they communicate? everything else memorizing bullsh*t facts from history makes zero sense to me critical thinking matters emotional intelligence being kind understanding your f*cking finances they don't in school? are broke they can't teach it full of sh*t they don't know memorize facts about history teach finance

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Do you care about grades? I've been saying this since day one.

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I don't give a sh*t about their school grades 2023... my kid comes to me 2023... "look I got my report card" 2023... I go "what's on there?" 2023... I go "do you care about what's on there?" 2023... Dude, I've never looked at my kid's grades 2026. I don't care about my kid's grades. You know what I care about? I care that a person makes a comment, "two kids over there?" "wow they're really kind." "they're very polite." all day long. Can they read? Can they communicate? Everything else, memorizing bullshit, facts from history makes zero sense to me. Critical thinking matters. Emotional intelligence matters. Being kind, understanding your fucking finances. You know why they don't teach finances in school? Because they're broke. They can't teach it. They're full of shit. They don't know. They can memorize facts about history. They can't teach finance.