“I think they’re growing up too fast.”
And who knows the details of that front better than the kids' teachers?
“Ive been teaching since 2016.
Reading stamina seems to be the biggest [problem].”
“I just finished year 34, all in upper elementary and middle school.
Now it can be a third of the class.
It’s mind-blowing.”
What I’ve noticed since COVID is a profound lack of social skills."
“Fashion has looped back around and now all of my clothing from high school is in style.”
“I’m an art teacher but God damn their handwriting is shit.
And this [is] junior high…”
7.
“Kids just seem dumber overall.
Could be the area I teach in, but basic math and literacy skills have constantly trended downward here.
“28 years of experience…
It’s genuine kindness.
Kids are so much more kind now than they were when I started in the ’90s.”
“Level of curiosity… [it’s] almost non-existent today.
but in recent years, it’s either ‘Just tell me the answer’ or ‘Who cares?
Just mark it wrong.'”
u/Pretend_Screen_5207
10.
It’s fascinating in a sad way.”
(With no headphones, of course because fuck other people, right?)"
They don’t do worksheets, they don’t do homework, they don’t draw; nothing."
u/Seamilk90210
12.
“I can’t show movies or videos anymore because it is all boring to them.
It isn’t special to watch a movie.”
“Been teaching middle school for 12 years.
Kids are now testing lower than ever.
Id say I have around 10-15 middle schoolers that are testing at a 1st-3rd grade level.”
“Last three or so years?
u/enigma7x
15.
“I run a knitting and crochet group at the high school I work at.
Most of the kids are interested in crochet.
Their parents, too.”
u/coskibum002
17.
“Started teaching in 2013.
[The] biggest differences are phone/screen addiction, learned helplessness, and lack of accountability.”
“Year 22 starts in July.
Occasionally some naughtiness creeps in but it’s all very innocent.”
“The maturity level has been reduced about three or four years since I started in 1990.”
u/Felixsum
20.
“Parents paid more attention to their kids 15 years ago.
Now, they believe everything that comes out of their precious little mouths.
For instance, I had to call a parent because Little Johnny had 10 missing assignments.
“Fine motor skill seems to be way down.
“No one enjoys reading anymore.
Reading for fun feels nonexistent right now.
I have a lot of readers below grade level as well.
“I think theyre nicer and have more social awareness overall, but theyre still kids.
The behaviors have gotten more extreme.
12 years ago I had a very small handful of students in residential treatment.
Now its common to have multiple.”
Smarter, kinder, more respectful, self-aware, less entitled.”
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