Kids and another tale of pandering

Slashdot had an article today about children being given video games as homework. But one particular comment seemed to stand out.

"How will you make the hamburger-flipping jobs they get after graduation not feel like hamburger-flipping?"

As far as I see it, that is the whole point of children going to school. To help prepare them for the world once they have to make their own decisions. I am sure each generation, feels the next one is never going to survive, but they seem to. However, making children feel as if they must be entertained at every possible moment of their waking lives, or it's ok to just turn their noses up and walk away? I am not sure how this trend is in any way self sustaining? It takes quite a patient person to be able to give, over and over, to others who do not resepct that effort in any way. So who will continue this weird tradition further down the line? As with most things it may just swing back the other way.

I see a lot of gadgets in my job, and the stuff they have for kids is staggering. I am not referring to toys, but endless amounts of stuff designed to not give them a moments peace at any time in their life! I think children miss out on just being able to be quiet for a moment or two and be left with themselves. Listening to music and playing video games is one thing, but they are constantly bombarded with entertainment options for every part of their lives, they never get to experience that peace.

Otherwise when they get older they have to be explained this sort of shit!