This might be a dumb question, but how did they get into college?
It looks like they can read, they’re just not understanding what the concepts are. I think it’s like having face blindness or ADHD, you try to work around it, with some being more successful at it than others.
It’s worth pausing here to point out that you can’t really blame younger people for struggling at what were once seen as academic basics. The school system is in shambles, their education was bisected by the COVID pandemic, and they’re been reared in a world that’s increasingly deemphasized reading in favor of videos, voiceovers, and other emerging forms of communication.
and they’re been reared
Was this article written by a Gen Z author?
Nice reading comprehension.
What if the real gen z was the me
Do kids not have homework anymore? I thought I heard stuff like this over the years.
I remember reading comprehension assignments as early as like third or fourth grade.
in HS no, some students refuse to do them anymore so the TEACHERS give up, even the tough ones. this was back early 2000s, so its been ongoing for 20+years,.
And they were accepted? There used to be admission standards. I guess it’s more about getting tuition money for the business nowadays, now that the foreign students have been weeded out.
Before anyone starts to mount their high horse, let’s focus on the important paragraph in the article.
It’s worth pausing here to point out that you can’t really blame younger people for struggling at what were once seen as academic basics. The school system is in shambles, their education was bisected by the COVID pandemic, and they’re been reared in a world that’s increasingly deemphasized reading in favor of videos, voiceovers, and other emerging forms of communication.
I can gurantee that most children of affluent families suffer less from this. Most of my colleagues in tech spent fortunes in private schools, private online education during covid, and academic training for their kids. Their kids are already interning at companies owned by others in their circles as freshmen. The gap between haves and have-nots is expanding at a truly alarming rate.
We’re moving closer and closer to feudalism, and what’s feudalism without illiterate serfs with no rights?
My kid is still in middle school, but in elementary, they had a focus on “Sight Words” not phonics. I remember vividly, learning phonics as a kid in school. I had to teach my own child phonics, because the school seemed to think sight words would be enough, they’re not
I guess colleges don’t look at SAT scores anymore before admitting students? Can’t pass something like the SAT if you can’t read.
The SAT test is optional at most colleges now.
“ While the increased prevalence of test-optional policies started with the pandemic, many institutions, including some of the most selective colleges, have extended or even made these policies permanent. However, a range of prominent public universities and tech schools, particularly in the South, have been requiring tests again for a couple of years now, and for the 2025-2026 cycle, over half the Ivy League will once again be requiring all applicants to submit a test score”
I work in a library, older generations are devolving too. The last thing people want to do when in the library is read a book. Or a sign on the door. It’s internet, prints and tech help. At least I get to help people with scams but I thought it would be more than just old people and super productive students. But no. Society has checked out here in Montana
