Why do adults always think that kids don't know anything about polotics?
350285
Many of the smart people I know are kids and I listen to them every chance I get. Sorry about the foolish adults you have encountered.
545635
When some people dont understand something, they assume that its "bad" or when something is different to what they do or they expect should be done.  Unfortunatly the older some people get, the more they act this way.  It also may be that they hear a few hip hop songs and find them offensive (eg.eminem) so they think that all people that like hip hop or dress that way are thugs, gangsta's etc...  Its not true and not fair, but people will always be down on somthing in this world and always judge others.  The best thing u can do is to be yourself and for your boys to be themselves.  \n\nPeople like that need to learn that clothes dont make the person, its whats inside that counts and they shouldnt be down on them for following something they believe in and love.  Thats what being a teen and young adult is all about, finding out who you are.  And wouldnt the world be a boring place if we were all the same!
989726
They don't care and have parents that do not care also. So many times parents who do not have an education do not know the importance of schooling or furthering an education.
580465
You wouldn't know anything unless someone told you.  Even something as simple as a spoon came to you from another.  A good counter example are child who were lost and raised themselves in the wild.  There are a few examples in history.  Not only do they lack most of what we have, they can't civilize themselves, but it seems that by the time they reach older childhood, they can't be taught either except the most rudimentary things.\n\nEverything you do and believe came to you from another, even your own thoughts, even this question is the result of what others have told you.
81357
Its very simple, political beliefs are just like other beliefs, most of them are learned from parents, friends, and peers.  Many people don't even understand all of the facts surrounding and issue before forming an opinion on it.  In most cases becoming fully informed would take too much time.  Politics, like religion, become a core to our identities, and people feel that an attack on their political beliefs is an attack on themselves.  Its easy to become defensive when this happens.
280557
Because very few adults take the time to say to kids "This stuff is not supposed to be taken as reality, its supposed to be entertainment."
746323
Because they are ignorant.
148786
Because kids are learning who they are and they don't understand all the feelings inside of them... It can be a confusing process to become an adult.  \n\nRules of society and all the ideals that are around them - make it hard to figure out what is right and what is wrong and how to go about living thier lives... they are getting more freedom but with that comes more responsibility.  That can be painful to learn.
789748
Younger people aren't as educated.
953511
Yes, we certainly have kids asking questions, but that doesn not explain some questions that are asked. We so called adults fare no better!!! \n\nI agree with those who answered ahead of me, Parents need to take care of thier children & monitor thier activities over the net. Yahoo answers has too many questions that are not even fit for adults.
420966
Maybe ignorance is bliss. If you remain ignorant you never have to question ur beliefs and your outlook on life and therefore you are always right in your own mind. Its a lot easier than having to constantly evaluate your beliefs and question weather they are valid and to take the time and energy to learn and keep up to date with whats going on in the world. In short people r ignorant out of laziness and because they never were taught any better. So when people ask questions like that dont take it personally, they just want to be reinforced in their ignorant views because deep down they know they are really just scared to face the truth and insecure about that. Anyway im sorry you were hurt by that but just remember that the vast majority of people are not like that, those people are just louder. As far as breaking the chain of ignorance all we can do is ALWAYS look at our own behavior for signs of ignorance (descrimination, prejudice etc) and make sure we r not contributing to the problem, and also to teach our kids better so that the next generation has one fewer ignorant person. Thanks for the question :)
94609
Yes.  What does it teach them?  Nothing.  Then they get out in the real world and can't do normal simple tasks because they never took the time to learn the thought process behind basic logic.
701566
They don't all behave that way... but having known many throughout my life, it is truly amazing how many do!\n\nI think it is because the moronic ones think they know everything and have superiority complexes.  They think they are better than all the students and parents as well as all the teachers.\n\nThis comment is coming from an adult, not a kid.
655082
They need to learn how to live on their own without the help of a parent or guardian. When they turn 18, what do they do? Do they know how to take out the laundry, cook, add gas to the car, ect.? They're going to have to know someday, so why not now? Besides being educated on square roots and zoology and proper paragraph form, kids should learn how to perform tasks that normally only their parents do for them. Eventually kids should be able to take care of their parents when they retire, not the other way around.
475087
It's all relative.  It's not that they don't 'consider' what they are, they are simply 'ignorant' to who they are as a person and this lack of knowledge affects their morals and values as a result.
716975
Children learn from their parents I have always been told.\nTo me it is just a game, if we lose. we lose there is always another game.. But when you get a bunch of ill mannered players together that have never been able to control their tempers under any situation, how do you expect them to behave proper when playing any game.\nAnd then they say will we are sorry, if they were sorry they should never have done it in the first place.\nAgain they don't understand where their children have learned bad habits and bad sportsmanship. The players should look in a mirror and see where the kids learned it from...
681804
Yes people that think they know everything will  always be caught out, as they can't possibly know everything.\n\nIf they have lots of preconcieved notions about  what things are then they will fail to truly see about things, but instead imposes fake mental constucts to understand the world.\n\nOnce you believe you know everything you would stop learning...