“Im a millennial mama raising Gen Alphas.

My kids get so frustrated with peers and how they are so disrespectful towards teachers and elders.

Its a prob.”

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“I’m a millennial mama raising Gen Alphas. My kids get so frustrated with peers and how they are so disrespectful towards teachers and elders. It’s a prob."

Recently, a teacherwent viralon TikTok for talking about just how behind students are in school.

“I teach seventh grade, they are still performing on a fourth grade level,"@qbthedonsaid.

Many teachers stitched or commented on the video with their own similar experiences.

Fourth grade level reading book "The Babysitter's Club" compared next to a seventh grade level reading book, "The Giver"

You often have to manage explosive tantrums you haven’t seen in your years of teaching.

After school, she spends much less time outdoors and more time online.

Perhaps you’re a teacher and there’s more of a systemic issue at your school.

Teachers giving examples how far behind their students are as well

A commenter saying their mom was a teacher for 20 years and quit because of Gen Alphas

An occupied small school boy with smartphone sitting at the desk in classroom

A millennial mom saying that Gen Alphas are disrespectful to teachers and elders

Photo of a young girl looking at her phone on the playground

Student overwhelmed with homework at a library