https://almostwitty.dreamwidth.org/ almostwitty - Dreamwidth Studios Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:42:32 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios almostwitty personal https://v2.dreamwidth.org/18089358/162179 https://almostwitty.dreamwidth.org/ 95 100 https://almostwitty.dreamwidth.org/588828.html Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:42:32 GMT https://almostwitty.dreamwidth.org/588828.html <p>&#8220;<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20885838">One in 10 young (British) people feel they cannot cope with day-to-day life &#8211; with those not in work, education or training more than twice as likely to feel this way &#8211; according to a Prince&#8217;s Trust survey.</a>&#8221; &#8211; BBC News, 2 January 2013</p> <p>&#8220;<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20756247">&#8230; there has been a dramatic rise in the number of (American) students who describe themselves as being &#8220;above average&#8221; for academic ability, drive to achieve, mathematical ability and self-confidence.</a>&#8221; &#8211; BBC News, 4 January 2013</p> <p style="text-align: right"><small>Mirrored from <a href="http://www.almostwitty.com/15711/current-affairs/british-v-american-young-people-in-a-nutshell" title="Read Original Post">almost witty</a>.</small></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=almostwitty&ditemid=588828" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://almostwitty.dreamwidth.org/588828.html current affairs young america youngpeople arrogance britain confidence bbcnews public 0