Teachers Are SICK Of Dumb Gen Alpha Kids..

[@nowhere4567]

I used to be annoyed on how involved my parents are, but after this I'm WAY more grateful.

[@truthseeker9249]

Me too. Becoming an adult really flipped a switch on how I saw....most of my mom's parenting. I still disagree with the belt and some of her other parenting methods but for the most part they really did do me good.

[@JabelldiMarco]

@@truthseeker9249 Having been the last in my family to have see the belt (or the wooden spoon) I can only attest that beating don't make kids function any better. But still, no parental action, education and restrictions at all is the worst.

[@jorge9142011]

Also different times. And yes Race do play lil part of it as well. In hispanic household i grew up in, way back then. Late 90's and early 2000's The belt was very common, unless u did dumb stuff. Then it wasnt. I turn out fine and aware of my action. I learn, u mess around u'll find out. Learn from my lesson.

[@258mala]

That's where a lot of this is coming from. Absentee parents emotional ly. Not involved with your child's growth and learning.

[@alphabravo424]

Me too. And I'm greatful that my cousin is like that with her 3 year old daughter.

[@geehammer1511]

Telling a teacher to "shut up" would have been a fast track to the headmaster's office back when I was at school in the mid 90's.

[@mogznwaz]

In my day in the 70s it would have been headmasters office, sitting in the corner like a dunce AND your parents giving you hell when you got home. It was NOT cool and NOT acceptable.

[@RaptorFromWeegee]

For us, in the 70s, it would have been an open handed slap, for sure. Then a second smackdown as soon as you got home, from your parents. My father, back in the 30s, would have got a sock right to the solar plexus, and my grandfather, back turn-of-the-century, would have simply been whipped to death down at the fishin' crick.

[@KegstandOG]

Telling a teacher to shut up is fast track for my son not being able to sit on his arse for a week or two...say what you want about physical punishment but I have NEVER seen one kid stop and think about a bad choice they were about to make when it was a 10 minute time out on the line...

[@wanderingfido]

For us Gen-Xers it would've meant getting whipped on the forearm with a leather strap by the principal.

[@wanderingfido]

And then getting punched in the arm by my mom when I got home. 😏

[@rightnut6270]

I'm a school janitor who works at a small elementary, and it's insane what I see on a daily basis. You can't punish these kids--we removed the detention room, you can't tell them what to do--"we might offend them", you can't even SLIGHTLY raise your voice without the threat of parents getting involved. These kids are allowed to destroy classrooms and act like animals, and the school system cares more about "making sure nobody is offended." Let's see how well these policies turn out in 15 years when these kids are nearing adulthood with no sense of right or wrong and no concept of punishment

[@NicoZeeOfficial]

DEAR GOD SOME PEOPLE NEED TO BE FIRED.

[@frauditorsubslickboots]

The utter disrespect shown by these kids is so disheartning - wtf happend here - where are the parents?

[@Kai_Ning]

@@NicoZeeOfficial That might just happen once they can vote. The question is which country and with what sort of bomb will they be... I'm not sure i want to live in the same planet as those future adults.

[@michaeleverett4246]

@@NicoZeeOfficial Probably the parents. As was said by an educator, "Give me the boy until they are seven and I will show you the man". In computer terms, the kids referenced here don't understand that schools are the Tutorial Level/stat boosting stage and they have no spare lives when they enter the wide-world sandbox.

[@surpreemleadernoot]

Wait, why did your school get rid of detention? My school still has it

[@spacebar-vx7ck]

"basic reading ability is required to fully enjoy this game." -Nintendo Switch game cases

[@emre.gry01]

they just skip the dialogues and jumping into gameplay anyways

[@TheDeerBird]

I showed a 13 year old a game I really like, and he skipped through all the dialogue...

[@averyj.steele1074]

Honestly some of us just enjoy the gameplay. if I want reading material, there are books. What do I care about a story? Just meaningless crap to fill my head? Who cares. I mean some dialogue is OK but I honestly don't have the patience or care. I read regularly and I don't play video games much anymore, as I find real life and real things more rewarding. The subject matter of this video didn't happen all of a sudden btw. It was decades in the making. Where do you think video games fit in?

[@Cuber875]

@@TheDeerBird That doesn't necessarily mean that they can't read or anything, maybe they just dont' care about story or anything and want to just hop into the action.

[@bombglass2509]

@@Cuber875yeah but on the first encounter of seeing the dialogue???

[@MrShimmio]

I teach in Asia, and this is largely not an issue. This is societal, not generational.

[@brocklanders9442]

Absolutely, I was waiting for someone to say it. In most countries this is issue is as foreign a concept as could be imagined.

[@Spiralredd]

I bet that behavior doesn't fly over there.

[@MrShimmio]

They just don't really even try. @@Spiralredd

[@gethina-come7885]

@@Spiralreddtheir head will literally fly if asian kid (from south east asia, east asia, central, middle east, any part of asia) do such thing lmao

[@DinoGoofHybridHero7531]

…do I even need to say why that’s not surprising-?

[@rapidrush6033]

I’m gen-z (17 turning 18 next year) I can promise everyone here, it’s all about parenting. I’ve seen first hand with myself that a single parent who cares a lot and knows what they are doing can raise a good person. These children just have shitty parents that don’t give a damn about their kids so they shove an iPad in their face and ignore them until they need to be fed.

[@Xx_D4RK_K1N_xX]

It’s also the systems fault, school should be able to punish a kid for misbehaving just as a parent does, but when that parent isn’t even told of the situation that’s an issue

[@High_Honor_Gameplays]

Well good luck to you all👍

[@dreamingofbeans]

I came here to say just this. When I was in high school back in 2016 this was my reality bc all our parents sucked. Telling teachers to shut up was normal, fighting was normal, not doing work was normal, fist fights constantly, parents showing up yelling at the teachers. It’s where u grow up and it’s who is raising u. My parents are just like the other parents, threw computers and Nintendo ds and consoles at my face in place of teaching me life stuff. The only thing happening is parents are getting worse and it shows, then when they want to care it’s too late and we are failing school and having no sustainable relationships bc all we were shown was toxic abuse. School was always hell #2 for me and most teachers were not understanding. I’m hopeful that at least more are understanding now because sometimes I’d be so tired from life I’d fall asleep in class but they send me to detention and call me lazy.

[@soraisfinallyhere1305]

Gen Z sucks too

[@Twig_ccj]

Exactly, it’s the same shit my sister is already doing to her son, she basically makes us take care and play with our nephew, and my mom took care of him even better and fed him diverse food as a baby. Ever since she went to live with her boyfriend, my nephew started to become a picky eater and they don’t brush his teeth or take him to the doctor. It’s fucking horrible. She finally broke up with her boyfriend and moved back to our home and well, let’s just say my sister is finally showing some more progress on taking care of my nephew, but I hope she stops shoving Ms.Rachel at his face every day, I’m so tried of hearing the same video 😩

[@maryhassellpetty670]

The fact the kindergarteners are acting worse than the crazy kids at the high school I go to is insane. We need parents to start raising their kids better before the human race goes extinct.

[@TheGarfieldGuy]

Too hard, they'll just keep giving their kids ipads and make the internet raise them instead.

[@Antiluls]

A: the new generations are so progressive/ simultaneously degenerate or B they don't have the time since they need to "get that bag".

[@zaadbaad541]

To be fair the quality of teachers want down hill for a while. With the lock down and ipads really f it up.

[@WinterMan.]

parents are not allowed to raise kids with traditional values anymore, the kids have become masters of their parents. if the dad tries to take the phone/ipad and make him read a book, the kid can literally call a helpline for abuse and they ALWAYS 100% of the time take the kid's side no matter how ridiculous their complaint is. Parents are scared, thus we have these kids now lol the laws have destroyed a whole generation.

[@daa5249]

@@zaadbaad541 A bad teacher doesn't typically create bad student behavior, especially in the young years. It's the progressive parenting, single parenting, the internet, porn, and last but not least, the woke ideology we are teaching kids is probably creating narcissists.

[@aceonmaces_dolphins]

I'm a highschooler and a Gen Z and let me tell you ... people scare me. On my first day of school, we had a girl who was Egyptian. And one of the first things someone said was like , "Oh okay where is that?" The stress I felt from that response skyrocketed through the roof. Like do you not know basic geography? So yeah we're kind of doomed.

[@subplzorideleteurchannel7193]

We are beyond cooked…

[@Your-local-fnaf-upsest-moth]

Yeah I am not looking forward to being a adult having to work with these kids

[@Dylan_Devine]

In high school?!

[@-BenGaming-]

When you don’t pay attention to world history in middle school 😂

[@aceonmaces_dolphins]

​@@-BenGaming- Listen I can understand not knowing all the capitals of the states in the USA because I definitely don't but like not knowing where one of the most well-known countries is? Like not even a basic understanding? That's just sad and they start to complain when then don't do well in a college level history class that they could drop if they couldn't handle the curriculum. I'm on the Swim Team and get unhealthy amounts of sleep but somehow managed to still get one of the best grades in class. Like literally half of the class was failing so much so that our program coordinator had to come in and speak to all of them individually about getting their grade up.

[@TeachFK_Gaming]

I was a teacher for over 5 years and I got out. It's crazy the amount of restrictions we have. We aren't allowed to teach anymore. We're just babysitters to a lot of these parents. To anyone still teaching, you have my utmost respect. The state of education in the US is sad.

[@Raven_Black_252]

I am a high school teacher in a private school (Turkey) and I am about to lose my mind. The system restrictions is one thing, acting like the grades are good and giving them false good grades because this is what our school makes teachers do is another thing that drives me crazy aside from the actual behavior of students. The kids are literally full of shit, brain dead, no aspirations and wants, no effort or passion for anything. They cannot speak their native language, let alone learn English as a foreign language. The amount of disrespect is appalling. I am their English communication skills teacher and I literally don't want to go to work anymore. I simply babysit these grown ass kids. We are trying to have a speaking lesson, I bring them interesting speaking topics and as I am a 23 yo gen z teacher I even try to bring topics they'd like to talk about like games, shows and other stuff etc. Nothing. They can't even simply talk about themselves. 2 weeks ago I asked every class what they want from the new year, what their new year's resolutions are etc. They all said nothing. They have no wants, no resolutions, nothing. They just look like they are in a coma. I even beg them to say sth in their native language (which is also my native language) just so we can talk, and no. They cannot even express themselves in their native language. And I don't know what to do. Because the problem is not just them not being able to talk neither in English nor Turkish, but there is also the problem of noise and disrespect. I am reuqired manage the class and as they don't care about the lesson or participate, they start talking to each other about literally nonsensical things and when warned or confronted they do not care. There are even some kids who look at us in the eye and laugh, roll their eyes etc. And all the teachers are complaining about the same thing in our school. We really don't know what to do. Other teachers are like "oh if they don't care, then I'll just do my lesson" and by that they mean they'll write their stuff on the board if it's biology or geography, give them math equations etc and even if they pay no attention just deem it done. But my class, speaking, literally revolves around the students. When students don't participate I literally cannot do my lesson. What am I supposed to do? I literally don't know anymore. I am open to suggestions.

[@drpill6531]

I'm currently a senior in high school, planning to become a teacher, and all this news has admittedly got me nervous and worried but my sense of pride that I can get through it is keeping me going, hopefully I can do it

[@theapuiu1210]

I am curious what restrictions do teachers have in US? Could you give ema few examples? Also are restrictions deifferent from state to state or is implemented in the entire US?

[@WK-47]

Can't blame you. The US has a reputation even abroad for having a subpar education system, but it's not just you guys feeling it. My sis-in-law is a teacher here in the UK and only left probation in the last year or so. She teaches the same age group (10ish years old) as described in the video. She says she gets shouted at, has books thrown at her, and is left to attend to two autistic kids who are only there cos the system just can't help but close down dedicated special-needs schools/centres*... and she can't do anything about it. Like the guy in the video said, if I pulled that shit when I was that age, I'd get an earful from the teach, headmaster (principal) and my old man, and that's if I was lucky. This is in a comfortably middle-class area, so these aren't all kids out of terrible 'hoods. She's a kind but no-nonsense kinda gal, likes a joke but can be very stern when she needs to be, but even she finds it too much. My brother and her went through a lot just to see her through to get qualified, so I hope to God she's willing and able to stick it out. Anyway, she's compared it to babysitting as you say, the way these pre-teens need the same oversight as toddlers at times. It's a nasty situation cos it's not just Gen Alpha/Z or even their millennial parents, but the Gen Xers/boomers who raised those parents. You can pretty much trace it all the way back to WWII. *As an autist myself who was only diagnosed as an adult, I'm not saying "these neurodiverse kids should be cordoned off somewhere". I'm saying "we" need adjustments to reach our full potential. I have nothing against special-needs kids cos I was one, but when the system's so broken that even neurotypical kids get screwed over, where does that leave the minority? Even if you're lucky enough to have the money, there are waiting lists even for private treatment. It's absolutely dire. tl;dr: The kids aren't alright, but it's only partly on them cos they're literally children and can't take full responsibility (yet). It's also on their parents, their parents' parents, and society. All we can do is our best and live by the philosophy "don't be a dick". (I know I sound like a boomer, but I'm too old to care.) P.S. Social media is cancer.

[@compositestechbb9087]

@@drpill6531 Get out before you become a disillusioned husk of a person. Find something more fulfilling.

[@DanielCaedmon]

My dad was a janitor at a high school and he was disgusted at the disrespectfulness and lack of authority.

[@marigalante944]

I have a lot of respect towards the school janitors. My classmates leave a lot of mess behind. It's sickening. They're too lazy to even clean up. Btw hi I'm from Gen A :^

[@tuckvison]

Oh boo hoo your weirdass dad can't boss around strangers anymore. Cry me a river.

[@CA.papaBear]

Same here man... my dads a janitor and he can tell me the same thing.

[@longest_comment_...]

People on my school (middle school) shit on the ground

[@muhammadzhahrul03]

​@@longest_comment_...I have one question... *_WHY??_*

[@stepver2273]

i was and still am a dumbass but telling a teacher to „shut up” is wild they definitely dont get paid enough for this crap

[@abilol4151]

People should know that discipline and being mildly strict with your child DOES NOT equal to abuse

[@WinterMan.]

thats not what these teachers tell the kids. the state has deemed anything mildly strict to be abuse and these teachers r at the front line telling the kids to report parents for the slightest discipline.

[@ΚρανίΩ]

hitting your kid is abuse, but revoling things with words and giving reasonable consequences is good enough for discipline, idk who would think thats abuse

[@mateuszmierzejewski1355]

@@ΚρανίΩ no, beating your kid for no reason is abuse , hitting your kid when they deserve it so that they never behave like that ever again is regular parenting and how pretty much the whole of humanity has been raised for the past millenia, kids arent scared of you taking away their toy or a tablet, they are scarred of getting spanked tho.

[@logbuzz]

Yeah matues, teach your kid that hitting people is ok

[@mateuszmierzejewski1355]

@@logbuzz yeah dude the no consequences lazy parenting is coming along well now isnt it.

[@toodlescae]

I was a single mom of twins who had to work. I still made time for my kids but made sure they were also self-sufficient. They still don't disrespect their elders at 40 and their kids don't either. It's called raising your kids with discipline and love. My son was getting low grades in reading comprehension in grade school so I sat down with him to figure out the problem. He was skipping most of the smaller words to get through the story faster. I got some big index cards and made him read line by line using the card to keep him from skipping ahead. By his next progress report his grade had gone up significantly.

[@Thalanox]

It's amazing what can be done by talking to someone and working through things with them, isn't it? If he's around middle school or high school age, I'd recommend the book series Cirque Du Freak. I enjoyed that a lot when I was around that age.

[@toodlescae]

@@Thalanox my kids turned 40 last year. 🤣

[@Thalanox]

@@toodlescae A bit late on that recommendation, then. Meditations, by Marcus Aurelius is a good read if they haven't gotten around to it yet.

[@chrisrussell8245]

Yeah.....I personally thought "well don't have kids" was a little sickening coming from a youtuber who can't grow a beard yet was a little sickening. Suprise, but not all parents can pull money out of thier ass and have to work real jobs. Having a pandemic where everyone loses thier shit and kicks thier children out of school and social activity wasn't in the family planning. 😒

[@shotgunshogun59]

@zozihn8047 Depends on the kid If the kid is able to learn his lesson from “a talking to” then we leave it at that If you have to take away their stuff for any effect, then yeah But if the kid is extra tough skinned, then you get the belt It’s all about layers. You see ogres have layers… like an onion

[@just_ducky]

My brother saw me watching your video on Jack Doherty a couple of days ago - little did I know he started complaining at people like you for "making fun of him [Jack]" despite me analysing the viral video of Jack harassing the adult with children in front of him. My brother is in Gen Alpha, and he's on the older side of the generation. I don't want to see the reality of a kid born this year or next year...

[@EricK-tb2dn]

Perform an exorcism of some sort.

[@iamtheonewhotalksbutyoucan5781]

​@@EricK-tb2dn*execution

[@Deplorable-Dingo]

Get him an IQ test to see if it stays with the trends

[@m4rauder]

I guess you need a new younger brother

[@TeamSenke]

Overreacting ​@@m4rauder

[@ghidorahguyEDITZ]

I’m a gen alpha kid, I’m not disrespectful to teachers, I’m so disappointed that the kids my age tell their teachers to “shut up” And they cuss at a young age it’s crazy. Hate being born in this generation.

[@retajkittyrainbow9780]

Anyone remember the words “dumb” and “stupid” use to be the bad words that little kids would be scared to say it.. now they just don’t care, we have little kids who are now saying the f word or anything else that you wouldn’t expect from a little kid..

[@BlueyHeelerHere543]

Even worse, kids are age 6 saying slurs…

[@wolfkrueger7530]

I’ve seen some little kids say the n word before it scares me

[@Pluto-cw2kh]

@@BlueyHeelerHere543 I'm concerned as to how they learned those words, I hope once they realize how hurtful those words are they will stop.

[@Prophetofthe8thLegion]

Tbh I think kids have always been like that. It was certainly like that when I was a kid, I guess as technology evolves the knowledge of it becomes more widespread as people talk about it more.

[@Prophetofthe8thLegion]

@@Pluto-cw2khit’s mostly black kids saying it so I think it’s just people owning a word often attributed to them. Grant it a little kid shouldn’t be saying it but still I think that’s more the case.

[@laraerickson2926]

They HAVE to stop passing these kids on when they don't know the material. Maybe the parents will pay attention when their kid has to repeat the 1st grade 3 times.

[@victoriasalcido2099]

Especially in Oregon. They float their kids through!

[@jagtaggart936]

No child left behind. Teachers are pressured to pass everyone. If they don't, it's not the kid on the hot seat - it's the teacher.

[@tonyak2446]

I subbed in classrooms where the teachers had to pass the students because the students were so horrible they couldn't handle them anymore

[@okaycola2]

Yep

[@burtknighten4438]

This

[@desperateandsmall]

I have massive respect for the first teacher. Calling out the young vs old debate. Realest shit of all time.

[@bRabbitHabit]

Seriously. She doesn’t even look that old, for the record. I’m so tired of seeing younger kids online that mouth off, often in spaces adults frequent, like Reddit or KZbin, and as soon as they’re called out by anyone older than them, their response is something like, “Imagine being a fully grown adult and yelling at a 16 year old on social media.” If you’re older than they are, they believe you’re not allowed to criticize them, otherwise they’ll flip the situation on you and gaslight you into feeling like you’re doing something wrong or being inappropriate for disagreeing with them. I’m a millennial and when I was growing up, we wanted to be treated and seen as adults, especially while in high school. We obviously weren’t adults and had a lot to learn, but we didn’t want to be treated like kids. Gen Z doesn’t seem to care, being young and stupid is their constant excuse now; “The adult is being mean to me, I’m just a child, I don’t know what I’m doing, I’m allowed to make mistakes.” Everyone makes mistakes, they aren’t exclusive to youth. And I mean, if you’re in your teens, you’re an adolescent. You’re not the same as a 6 year old, that’s why there are stages of youth. There’s also this weird expectation that adults are supposed to be perfect in every situation and never display immaturity or impulsivity. We’re not allowed to enjoy things we liked when we were younger, either. “Imagine being a fully grown adult and still building legos.” Anyone that’s watched a Karen video knows adults, especially older adults, are more than capable of acting like immature aholes. In a perfect world, that wouldn’t be the case, but our world is far from perfect. Kids also don’t seem to understand that even though you get older, you don’t necessarily feel older. You hopefully mature and work on behaviors you didn’t like when you were younger, but you’re still the same person. I feel like the blatant disrespect toward anyone older than 30 or 35 is just going too far. We’re basically allowing kids to walk all over us and essentially being told in western society (at least in the US) that we’re past our prime after our 20s. I’m not even halfway through my projected life expectancy, my age starts with a 3. People should know that you can enjoy your life at any age, and always contribute to the conversation, despite our society making you believe your opinions are no longer relevant. It’s bonkers, bc you’ll spend so much more time as an adult over 30 than you will as a minor or a 20 something, god willing. Most cultures respect their elders, but not in America. It’s sad to see what we’re becoming. With the loneliness epidemic, opioid crisis, and mental health issues going on, what we’re doing clearly isn’t working. We blatantly reward bad behavior. Kids make millions by harassing people in their videos. Instead of holding them accountable for their bad behavior, they’re rewarded with donations, partner programs, sponsorships, etc. Our priorities are fcked. And if we reward bad behavior why would it ever change? It’s so sad that someone like Jack Doherty makes more in a year doing his stupid videos than most doctors will make in their entire lifetime.

[@desperateandsmall]

@typicalYTaddict 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@WinterMan.]

she coloured her hair grey and white to look older. shes probably 30. also she said shes teaching the most troubled kids who on the edge of being sent to special education. The kids she teaches are not normal in the first place so her complains are void and doesn't apply to all but a specific set.

[@Crushedsodapop]

​@@WinterMan. I thought she kinda came off as a B**** anyways I wouldn't have liked having her as my teacher. I've had teachers like her before they were mean to everyone even the "smart" kids.

[@Crushedsodapop]

​@@WinterMan. I thought she kinda came off as a B**** anyways I wouldn't have liked having her as my teacher. I've had teachers like her before they were mean to everyone even the "smart" kids.

[@ΩΠΩ]

the asian and indian kids with strict parents be rulling the job economy soon 😭

[@fosyay1780]

That's the fun part- they have been!

[@Bigfish932-fb2vy]

Before it was " I don't need to learn math because I have a calculator" now it is " I don't need any skills on life because I can't get in trouble"

[@defaulted9485]

After done with University, being able to math quick makes you respectable by the elders. Granted its not a calculus, but the point is the wisdom and dedication shows. Everyone has phones, but they always multitask important matters on it than opening calculators.

[@Leitis_Fella]

I went to school with Brandon Buckingham. I was recently reminded he exists, and watched his video on why he quit teaching. Apparently he WASN'T ALLOWED TO USE NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT to discipline kids. This insanity has infected my home state.

[@Anonymissus]

​@@Leitis_Fellawtfrick also if you don't mind me asking, what state?

[@Sienna6164]

As someone going into forensics, my job opportunities will be endless!

[@-BenGaming-]

I’m so glad I learned multiplication before Covid and before all this was an issue 😂

[@ronda2729]

My nephew is 10 and has to be homeschooled because the kids were so mean to him. They stomped on his new Nikes to mess them up. When he complained to the teacher, she told him to ask them nicely to stop stomping on his shoes. What! That was the final straw for my sister because a lot of other incidents happened prior. The other kids ran wild and ran the classroom.

[@N0peto3]

Kids are cruel.

[@hawkshot867]

@@N0peto3 No shit, what's unacceptable these days is teachers aren't allowed to be disciplinarians. Like, kids run the schools these days not the adults working there.

[@HeatherMcSwayde]

We homeschool our 10 year old had planned to from the beginning, way better off that way!

[@RekySai]

Stomping on kids shoes as a salt just go to the police. This is the consequences of gen z having kids and having them raised by baby boomers

[@BladerKev]

Damn. These kids don’t know the concept of money. I’m 95% sure those were Air Force 1s or Jordan 1s. What a shame gen alpha brats destroyed them.

[@azzika101]

I’m a millennial, (over 30) and even the class clown in grade school knew there was a line that you did not cross. I grew up going to catholic school, still a strong catholic, and our school had nuns and lay people as teachers and the thought of being disrespectful or telling a teacher to “shut up” never crossed our minds. Like, wow.

[@sexy0rthrus]

If I told a teacher to shut up when I was a kid I'd start making peace with any God then, and take my detention slip of death to the two Anubis's at home where they'll weigh my heart and then take away TV and video games and treat me with scorn. That was the same as your life is over when you're a kid

[@Jaythebest0304]

i mean its not all bad im in 6th grade and like everyone I know is normal and if you told a teacher to shut up they would send you straight to principal and they would call your parents and people there actully know how to do stuff like write a sentence and other stuff that we learn

[@LupinKing]

@@Jaythebest0304Then you, my friend, are in a good place surrounded by good, normal people. I hope you never have to deal with people like some of the disrespectful idiots like we see online

[@beck2752]

Bruh... I was scared of one of the nuns at my school!

[@osufwiffo]

Love the relation to what's going on however, you therefore did NOT have a first hand comparison of the Public Schools at the time, to compare that vs this nonsense we're seeing now. I'm significantly older, also did Catholic school 1-4 then Public 5-8, then back to Catholic. Public School kids were already nearly this bad, behind a teachers back, but NEVER to their face. That disrespect that (already) existed over 35 years ago, just compounded. ... also, "... take away TV and video games and treat me with scorn." When I was a kid, we didn't have TV that was "ours", it was shared, no kid on the street had a TV of their own, and it wasn't a poor neighborhood, it was just parents hadn't all realized they could have their "own" tv yet, and they weren't that cheap yet either. We also had the Monster heavy ass Televisions you needed help moving w/ a friend w/ some guns if it was over 24". Finally we had a C64 (look it up), because my brother bought it w/ his paper route, but when Nintendo came out, it was shared by the whole family, kids took turns, on usually the 1 tv. Watching it change over time has been mind blowing.

[@realsamuelp]

The kids I grew up with were iPad kids but they were very respectful and educated. But when I moved to America the amount of illiterate kids in my school were insane.

[@daxaroodles]

When I went to primary school, there were no issues involving violence. Now my little sister tells me about the students in her class that throw tables, attack other students, and curse at the teachers. Not only is gen-alpha incompetent, but they hurt their peers because of a small argument about something that doesn’t matter. And guess what? The way that the teachers resolve these violent situations is by evacuating the classroom and leaving the child in there to calm down. That doesn’t teach them ANYTHING. The child ends up doing it again a few weeks later. Over and over. I am appalled.

[@bigsad4372]

it's not the responsibility of the teacher to re-educate children who were raised by useless parents. the teacher evacuates the class to protect the kids FROM the products of useless parents.

[@davemccage7918]

I’d give teachers permission to spank my kids, but with a belt only. No getting handsy ya pervs.

[@daxaroodles]

@@bigsad4372 true

[@Komi83]

@@bigsad4372 Yes. And I think it has to do with the fact that they do not have much of a choice. Because if they choose to discipline the student, they're facing the risk of the enraged parents coming to school, because how dare they even imply that their precious little angel did smething wrong. In some cases they may even lose their job. Don't blame the teachers for not raising the kids, it's not their job, they're not babysitters. Blame the parents.

[@wheedler]

Children threw chairs and tables and attacked each other and swore at everyone at my primary school in the 90s.

[@isabelle9773]

I’m so fascinated by this bc I was a lifeguard over the summer and I didn’t realize how bad this problem actually was. Millennial parents don’t like it when we say anything to them. “Oh hey your daughters lifejacket is a little loose you might want to make it more snug so she can swim easier” and they just glare at me. They also get mad at me when i tell their kids to stop running on the wet pool deck… Some girl told me she was 10. She kept hanging out with me so I kept asking questions like “so what year were you born?” “I don’t know” my bathing suit says “guard” and she was asking me what it said and after staring at it for a few seconds she asked me “does it say… guard?” I was in shock bc when I was 10 I was reading chapter books. I’m genuinely so curious as to what they’re going to grow up like. I have a few predictions: 1. When these kids grow up, a lot of them will go to jail. 2. I hate saying this especially because I struggled with this, but I can see a lot of people ending their lives. Adulthood and the real world is going to hit them like a truck. They aren’t able to read so they can’t exactly get an education, they don’t know how to follow rules, they don’t have a sense of authority, they don’t know what the word no means. It’s a recipe for disaster. These parents think we’re all trying to be assholes and that we hate their kids. No. We’re seeing a new form of neglect and its preventing them from living a happy successful life. It’s 100x easier to fix this NOW when their brains are still sponges, rather than when they’re like 20. I don’t understand why millennials are so defensive in their awful parenting. What are they going to say when their 15 year old was arrested with a DUI? Or from destroying private property? It’s going to be the cops fault right? I’m really curious as to what they’re going to be like as teens. We’re already starting to see a bit of it with the older side of this generation. Sephora employees are exhausted because these kids are destroying stores and have no parent to supervise them. Everywhere these kids go, they are stressing out the adults involved bc they are liable. Go to school, they stress their teachers out. The teachers don’t even punish them bc they’re worried about the parents. Go to the pool, us lifeguards and our supervisors and managers can’t stand (a lot, not all) of these kids. Now its Sephora employees that have to deal with these little gremlins. Go ahead millennials, go ahead and try to defend your lazy parenting in my replies i cannot wait to read these. I have never heard a group of people so defensive and “I’m right” and angry from any criticism, yet be so wrong. Y’all need to start actually #adulting you had unprotected sex now you have a kid. You’re no longer able to do whatever you want. There are sacrifices parents have to make to give their child the proper care and attention. Bringing your toddler to a brewery is not it.

[@johnhoney5089]

I'm not a Millennial (older Gen Z) and I've heard many stories from my brothers about what it's like with younger kids. Sneaking vapes and drugs into schools, a bomb threat, fights, meth, etc. And that's just with Gen Z, I can't help but wonder what the full extent of craziness is on the way with Gen Alpha will be Parental neglect is all too common, and then when the kids inevitably turn out bad they shrug responsibility for raising these kids to be like this, either blaming the kids themselves or blaming teachers at schools. Then there are the parents who are so obsessed with the online culture war bullshit that they don't take care of their kids. It's honestly pretty sad.

[@ChildrenOfDesire]

I'm a younger Millennial (28), and I think the root cause of the issue is because our own growth was stunted as well. A lot of us couldn't move out to the real world until later because the socioeconomic environment we are in wasn't as fruitful as generations before us, and this is only going to get worse for generations after ours. There's also the fact that Millennials who choose to have children are more than likely going to be worse parents because many aren't intelligent or introspective enough to have considered that they aren't ready for kids, or even aren't aware of their own stunted growth - that's partially why you are seeing what you are seeing now. I just think millennials in general are also conflict avoidant and people-pleasing, many of us were taught to be 'nice' but not taught the importance of being firm on boundaries and resolute, this has particularly been a problem for myself as I grew up with narcissistic parents but I've seen it in others too.

[@robkrasinski6217]

The world in general is going downhill fast, with countries that are hostile to the US threatening nuclear war and WW3. I think the rapture of the church and 7 year tribulation and Christ's second coming is soon. How will these mostly unsaved younger generations handle the tribulation since most of them will miss the rapture and take the mark of the beast? How will they handle God's wrath on the earth during that time and how will they handle the lake of fire for eternity after God judges them at His throne?

[@makstherandomuploader658]

I think we should send these gen alpha kids to military training and have them record it all so I can watch all those kids crying as their getting screamed at after yelling at them thinking there so cool

[@krazyykleoo]

As a gen A, i am extremely dissapointed in my own generation, frankly, Im glad to have actual parents that care for me and my siblings, and never have I EVER seen such animalistic behavior withing kids, and as someone who grew up on the internet (unsupervised) Im freaking glad im not a gullible cringe kid, I'm glad to be able to read and follow rules, and to be fair, I think shit like "Skibidi toilet111!!!" is absolutely unfunny and cringe. Honestly, all your points are valid and I agree with them, and thats how BAD it is, a person who's Gen Alpha, and hates it. Not only that but nowadays I see a lot of disrespectful and rude people, real life AND internet. It's very dissapointing that most of them are kids.

[@UmChillAnyways]

This is exactly why I left childcare, they were telling us we can't say "no" to kids and practice "conscious discipline". Most of these kids from as young as 6 weeks to 5 would spend 10-12 hours in our facility. Parents are so neglectful and don't believe their child can do anything wrong. If you have to work so much to make a living, don't have kids.

[@kawaiidere1023]

I feel like the lack of discipline for companies is also a factor. I heard my parents talking about how gen Z “doesn’t tend to stay at companies very long” and “don’t work overtime,” but those are very normal things (leaving jobs that don’t properly incentivize renewing the labor contract for a long time nor adjust pay as time goes pay, leading to effective pay cuts for loyalty; limiting work hours to that agreed upon in the contract, such as 40 hours per week and deferring work that goes over). GenZ isn’t in control of the policy implemented by the government. The past few presidents have been past retirement age. I worry that the lack of modern, effective business policy will hurt our children so bad. If we can’t even guarantee paid leave for our country’s parents to raise their children, is it any wonder our children will have lower performance? If the safeguards that protect our economy like work time maximums, wage standards, standards regarding paid and extended leave, and union membership aren’t maintained, are we not fated to be be ground to dust as a country?

[@MattKimura]

I'm a computer teacher and I had a K3 child misbehaving so much in my class that it would disrupt the entire flow of that period, having to attend to him every second. So, I emailed the parents about his behavior and the next thing I know is that the mother was pissed off and came to the school to talk to the principle. I'm like huh, I just simply made a report on the child's behavior. Thankfully the mother pulled that child out of the school and that class has been ten times easier as a result. That child definitely had all sorts of traits of a gen alpha kid, but at 3 years old. I was not allowed to say that the child was misbehaving which is ridiculous.

[@fireradfieritis8953]

@@kawaiidere1023 The entire system is borked. It's not any one thing... If anything, all of it is whack and contributing to the delegation of this country. Corruption has wormed its way into every facet of our lives and we're seeing it bear fruit. I just hope we can recover before we truly hit rock bottom. It all starts at a local level though so it'll have to start with individuals rather than the government... Because Lord knows we can't really rely on them for anything.

[@flying1dead155]

In this economy Noone cam afford anything execpt the people who get everything for free

[@GnortsMrAlienn]

People are trying not to have kids. Frankly American women should refuse to have kids till the country stops treating them like second class citizens.

[@charleswhite2117]

When I grew up, most of us were afraid not to respected our parents. We were scared to death of the principal calling our parents. Now the principal gets cussed out by the parents. There were slacker parents, and I realized they didn’t get any respect from their kids. One of my friends pretty much did what ever he wanted, and I was sometimes embarrassed for me ,and for my friends parents and I would tell him so. But he didn’t dis my parents or make fun of them to their face like he did to his. If he did I would have been told I couldn’t be friends with him .

[@jtteope1178]

as a gen alpha, all of this is restored in asia, we still do these traditions, and everything pegasus and the comments said, america is just raised horribly

[@Asarumna]

At this point parenting licenses might genuinely become a thing, this is horrendous.

[@michaelthibault7930]

Too late! However, I can see the wisdom in Uber-ing misbehaving students directly to their parents every time they, the children, act up. Forget detentions and all other forms of discipline: send the problem child to the parent(s) and have _them_ deal with the attitude problem directly. Public education should not be hostage to the capricious self-entitlement of a small number of disruptive children. Second major corrective policy change to make: _strict_ adherence to standards for advancement through the school program i.e. if you fail to meet the standards, you are held back and have to repeat the grade.

[@kalebtheloser616]

Bruh There should be. 1 every 50 people. to many people not enough brain cells

[@NightmareRex6]

@@michaelthibault7930 problem is most the parrents won't punish them.

[@GraveYardShif7]

Best comment on here.

[@theredknight9314]

No. Parenting licensing is stupid and allows for the state to have eugenics like control over a population. Whats needed is a cukture shift to have more dedicated parents, less screen time, healthier diets and overall better lifestyles

[@zayjh3948]

Each person blaming lockdowns admit that during that time they didn't do enough to discipline their kids or try to find a way to make up for the social interaction they are missing. Also, I work as a lifeguard, and the kids I yell at the most are the ones whose parents are on the side scrolling through their phones.

[@Jonas-lj8ul]

No. My kids were already adults by the time the lockdown happened. I AM placing the fair share of blame on that particular bit of f*ckery. Not LIKING a factor doesn't negate the truth of that factor. Incidentally, how WOULD they "find a way to make up for the social interaction"? I don't know about you, but every time I've tried to conjure friends, the best result has been a minor zombie outbreak.....

[@Justin-pe9cl]

Fauci’s and China’s failure.

[@ImRex_Cn]

14 year-old here, I honestly notice this issue with my classmates from like 2-3 years ago, Personally I'm not a very open person, have my 2-3 friends, almost never go out. But oh boy lemme tell ya, the idiots in my classmates can't read A SINGLE SENTENCE WITHOUT ASKING (also skipping puntuation like . , ;) and when teachers give us dictation (they tell us stuff and we've got to write it down) dude, they just CANT, THEY CANT SAY A SINGLE WORD WITHOUT GETTING ASKED 'Can you repeat again?' 'How do you spell that?', Again, i didnt acknowledge this issue in middle school because i felt like 'Oh, we're young', but now they being the same age as me(even older) having a horrible behaviour and not being able to do simple math. I dont know where the world is gonna end up, and I'm scared. Edit: Damn this is blowing up, thanks guys.

[@potffin]

don't worry lol. they won't be hired and die due to starvation afterwards. so you will not see them ever in your life. If you do simply move out. They are too poor to pull that off.

[@ImRex_Cn]

@@potffinI actually hope for them to change, there are some of them that are actually redeemable, but yeah at least 10 classmates of mine i never wanna see again

[@highseas11605]

same here. these kids skip punctuation, can't read, and act like they have total authority. what is inside these kids heads? I JUST DONT GET IT!!

[@JelloFishy-hz5uy]

Same thing, Im 13 rn, and my class is stupid, our teacher tried teaching us the regular curriculum of polynomials and algebra, but after my class failed 3 tests in a row, we have been doing grade 4 math, basic integers and multiple.

[@CaptainCurly_pillhater]

Dude I must be so god damn lucky sadly I’m still gen alpha but I was born in march 2011 I can’t believe I’m gen alpha I’m pretty good at my work too

[@MinnieWorld-vy2uo]

I’m a gen alpha kid but i don’t say “skibidi toilet ohio rizzler” like wth is that??

[@jtteope1178]

As a Gen. Alpha, I believe in Asia *most* of these issues are solved. The kids are respectful to teachers, kids write paragraphs and stories in Grade 3 (at least in my school), any “brainrot” word like skibidi or mewing is always used as a joke, almost nobody uses iPads, and we are overall raised well. America is way worse at disciplining their kids based on what I’ve seen. Yes some countries still suck even in Asia, but in my country it’s fine. While yes sometimes we forget kinda basic things (at least for our standards), and we sometimes talk loud in class during Study Period, we have special kids to set order. Besides, compared to High Schoolers who can’t make a basic sentence, all of us are Albert Einstein. I’m tired of being lumped in with these morons who can’t function properly.

[@sr.pina_0315]

Definetely, at least from my experience, no kid older than like, six, says "skibidi ohio rizz" unironically. Maybe it's because in Europe is different?

[@theawesomeali8834]

the worst phrases to ever exist, actual irreversible damage to gen alpha and viciously brainrotted words

[@theawesomeali8834]

(KZbin systems won’t even register my comments) just know they are awful words that caused irreversible damage to gen alpha

[@kileyslife7541]

​@@jtteope1178 It's crazy that whenever I see people in your generation writing the way you do, (with good grammar, and saying sensible things) it surprises me. I guess I've lowered my standards a lot because of how crazy kids are over here in the USA.

[@UNCLEFATT8675]

If You Don’t Have Time To Take Care Of Your Kids Then Don’t Have Any Kids

[@Nbrother1607]

In the future I might actually not have time to have kids???

[@wandah9468]

Yep, and I didn't have them. Whew!

[@UNCLEFATT8675]

Smart Move

[@Kronos.Saturn]

Why Do You Type Like This

[@OtherworldlyYTP]

exactly!

[@ElsaT7579]

I’ve been a teacher for 9 years, these last couple of years have been the worst. I’m an older millennial, I grew up with accelerated reader, the Oregon Trail, fast math, etc. Education has changed so much from when we were in school. Public schools are failing these kids because they are making us “teach to the test”. I agree with what most of these teachers said. I have 4th graders that can’t read, don’t know letter sounds, can’t add or subtract and can’t form complete sentences without heavy assistance. It’s actually very scary. We are not miracle workers; parents should work with them at home, put the iPads away, and discipline them with consequences. Why have kids if you can’t raise them? Actually looking for a career change because I can’t anymore.

[@chrisrussell8245]

Gee I wonder what large event happened 2 to 3 years ago that was incredibly detrimental to children? Seems some of us have a sudden case of amnesia 🤔

[@ElsaT7579]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@chrisrussell8245hmm. My district and most around me, we only were online teaching for 3 months. March-May and returned to normalcy that September. So no, I don’t put the blame on the pandemic. The pandemic might play a small part but mostly, it’s the lack of parenting and raising tablet kids.

[@pravirt6983]

@@ElsaT7579 exactly its been 4 years its not like their still affected thats genuinely impossible. its really just the parent's fault for not raising kids right. im a gen Z and if i was caught on an ipad for a whole day and talking back to teachers especially telling them to shut up , i wouldve been crucified lol

[@joshmillere6263]

@@chrisrussell8245 yeah and guess what else happened at the same time? Chat GPT and many others. Why would you ever do homework again when you can ask a bot to make a story for you that wont get detected by any plagiarizing algorithms. it sounds like you are still trying to blame teachers, I wonder if you have kids and are just trying to cope with the fact that technology has advanced far faster than our laws. maybe blame the school districts for how they handled it

[@roginutah]

The State forces parents to put their children in your schools. Your schools have had them from the beginning. If you're teaching to a test, why doesn't the test require the skills you're complaining about? And if the parents have to teach them, what are you there for? Being a teacher isn't getting a title from another school, you're not a teacher until the students learn.

[@MetaGiga]

Last year around Halloween, the parents whose kid I babysit for hosted a party for the kids she was friends with. Now, this kid is a part of Gen Alpha, but thankfully was raised right and even enjoys reading. She’s one of the sweetest girls I know! Anyway, this girl is a major social butterfly and invited a bunch of her friends from school to come along and because she considers me a friend as well, she invited me too (her parents gave the clear for it since the adults would have their own area). Her parents really wanted to make it a Halloween to remember, so they went above and beyond making their garage into a walk-through haunted house complete with props and jump scares. It ended up being so well done that even the adults were impressed... All except for one couple who kept ignoring their kids when they were trying to get them to check out the attraction. They just kept snubbing them and they even made remarks about their costumes. In the end, those kids went wild upon realizing their parents didn’t care about what they were doing and tore the haunted house apart, which I learned was going to also be open for Halloween night, was ruined. Parents that don’t care at all about their children are running rampant and it’s genuinely disturbing to me.

[@sierrahjmartinez6703]

Parents don't believe in punishment that's why

[@AmethystTheEspeon]

That would have been the last Halloween party my kids would have ever seen. You can't behave? Then why should I allow you to go to a party? That's how it was when I was growing up. Privileges got revoked once they were abused.

[@lotadot]

I'm Gen Z (19) and in college. My mum has a saying "If you going to throw a tantrum you better make a dam good show of it roll around, at least you're embarrassing yourself, and giving people a show" I've seen Gen Alpha kids do this at my work, and the parents imidently placate them. honestly a little disturbed by Gen Alpha.

[@termbackup6745]

I’m 15, I worked at a haunted house and… holy shit. An absolute fucking disaster it was. All we had to do was to scare people, seems easy right? Yes and no. Yes in the fact that during the beginning, we did scare some kids. I did the cheap door bang at the very end of the haunted house… then the second group came, massive group of teenage girls comes in, everything went to shit immediately as soon as they came. They were tearing the place up, I should also mention I have a friend who also showed up since we both decided to do it for a few quick bucks. But these girls started harassing him like fucking crazy. He eventually snapped and screamed “stop fucking touching me” these fucking girls started giggling like crazy when he said that. We had this group of people for 4 HOURS; and the worse part is that there was no rotation of people! So we had to sit with 2 groups of people who were treated everyone terribly. I ended up having a mental breakdown because of it, it was too much for me to handle. When eventually the shift was over, we were paid 30 dollars. 30 dollars to be tormented by teenagers and little children who don’t care about anyone. While also tearing up the place. It was a fucking mess. I was supposed to do another shift the next week, same friend who was at the haunted house with me built me up the courage to go back for another time… then my parents got called and basically told him to not come back because apparently swearing angered a single parent. We were both super pissed off at this and well. That’s where the story ends. It was a massive fucking mess and shows how embarrassing Gen Alpha truly is.

[@richardcarte]

@@sierrahjmartinez6703 same fucking bullshit that has been said by every older generation about every younger generation ever. Newsflash, disrespectful kids is nothing new. I am so sorry that things aren’t gonna be done the older generations way forevermore. I’m sorry you’re so consumed with your fear of change that you gotta lay all the problems of the world onto the feet of one generation. I’m sorry you think your way of disciplining and your way of rearing children didn’t turn out to be the perfect one universal way to rear children. I’m sorry you think that a generation actually exists in physical nature, and is actually not nothing more than a mathematical/statistical measurement used by businesses and sociologists to do nothing more than to find an average. I’m sorry you actually view correlation as the same thing as causation. Maybe you should learn to sit down and talk with someone to actually get an idea of the content of their own character as an individual instead bitching and whining about an entire generation, and then look down upon an entire generation for bitching and whining. Maybe we should learn to work together instead of just demanding and expecting that our way is the only way and forever will be the only way things should be done. Maybe we should work together with individuals of all generations to try to make this world a better place. Maybe the problems of this generation is just a build up of generations upon generations of brainwashing divide and conquer propaganda meant to dumb us all down and keep us fighting each each other so we’re easier to control so that one day they’ll get us to the point where it’s nothing but pure chaos from sea to shining sea and therefore they have no choice but to enact martial law against us all. Maybe we should think about homeschooling instead of this unconstitutional and immoral thing called the public school system that is also completely contradictory to human nature itself. Maybe before we call out the demons in other people we should first call out our own demons. Not all change is good but not all changes bad either. In fact, most change is very gray. Things change, buck it up.

[@nightsplash3704]

I am a year 8 student and let me say I am actually embarrassed with how immature the people in my class are they swear at the teachers they do not respect people's time and they don't even do any of the work it's just ridiculous.

[@theodorehodbor5080]

I know a dude who works as a TA for a university and its so much worse there's even *college students* who seem like they can barely read or write past a 3rd grade reading level. The most perplexing part of it is these students had to write an actual essay to get accepted to college in the first place, which means either standards have dropped significantly or these kids are using some sort of AI for their college admissions now.

[@jesseluckeroth9647]

its ai

[@ronnetgrazer362]

@@jesseluckeroth9647 Which, coincidently, is the only thing that's going to get us out of this stupidity crater. AI will be a better teacher (already is in some cases), so if we could combine that with a setting where kids learn to behave in social settings, there might be hope left. It has to be cheaper and more effective than what's happening now, or it won't work.

[@wm545]

AI. Even the Harvard president copies word for word entire paragraphs only changing a single verb from “increase” to “decrease” so it supports her thesis. So much more than merely plagiarizing. This is the model and representative of the university. She was one of MANY so called academics progressing through life not on their achievements or merit but by their race, sex, sexual preferences, and religion.

[@theodorehodbor5080]

@@wm545 You are psychotic saying the exact same thing 10 times over.

[@jadedpigeon5585]

​@theodorehodbor5080 its youtube glitching out dingleberry.

[@Bonobo_JoJo]

If they can’t read, spell, or do math at their respective grade level, they need to be held back until they can. The problem is we want everyone to “feel good” so we refuse to fail kids and tell them they need to do better. It’s the participation trophy and entitlement generation in full effect.

[@CorruptFox92]

So, you're saying that people with developmental issues like autism should be made into work horses instead of genuinely being nice about trying to teach them to learn? I have autism myself, and this sounds really unreasonable to expect.

[@strangerontheinternet7358]

​@@CorruptFox92 they're talking about the lazy, obnoxious kids who don't do work, not autistic kids

[@Pushing_Pixels]

It's administrators being too scared of conflict with parents as well. Too many parents won't accept their kid being held back, just like they won't take any responsibility for educating and setting standards for their kids. Every time they let them slide up a year, they make it less likely that the kid will be able to catch up, as it just gets harder and harder for them every year.

[@Pushing_Pixels]

@@CorruptFox92 Letting kids that don't have the necessary skills and knowledge move up to the next grade is just sabotaging them further. They will do even worse in the next year, because the material will be over their heads, and every year it will just keep getting worse for them. They won't learn anything and will completely disengage. They will be more likely to face bullying. Letting kids that don't meet the required standards fail upwards is not doing them any favours at all, regardless of their feelings or whether they have a learning disability. If their disability is bad enough that it's unreasonable to expect them to pass in a mainstream class, then they need to be in special ed.

[@CorruptFox92]

@@strangerontheinternet7358 Oh. That actually makes more sense now that I think about it.

[@Ragarcia1986]

Im a 37 year old millennial father with a 16yr old son and a 6yr old son. Where kids start in life is on the parents. All of this is lack of parental guidance and core values taught to kids at an early age. Seeing all of this happen to the next generation is sad, and it is just setting them up for an incredibly difficult future. Life is an unforgiving teacher, and one way or another, they will either learn while they're young or when they are older and struggling.

[@tenkomari2391]

👍🏻

[@heartribbonhairband]

Gotta work 234 jobs to afford food sir

[@Inky_doodledoo]

I've seen 5 years old carrying big thicc iPads up to their face while walking in Walmart than I did see kids help their parents with groceries. I just know those iPads are unsanitary

[@ProudTurkroach]

Life is a brutal teacher

[@heatherlowe7330]

This. My Mom taught us to write out names before we started school. We knew our address by heart. She would read to us all the time. I grew up loving books, and despite being dyslexic I could read well above my grade level. Now spelling tests were b*tch 😂 I would have all the right letters just not in the right order, but to my brain it looked right 😂

[@raulmontes37]

I’m a teen volunteer at my church and all the fourth and fifth graders are so misbehaved and rude. This is a real problem and parents need to fess up for their actions and take responsibility.

[@RosieCatIsFat]

As a gen alpha with gen X parents, it really is extremely annoying when the teacher calls on someone to read and they take 10 mins to read one page. Then they never shut up during class and we never get the lesson done 😭 Edit: This happened like 3 months ago, but i felt the need to tell some ppl bc this is outrageous… A teacher at my school ended up leaving bc a kid called home the n word, then tried to hit him. The teacher then had to put him in a headlock to keep him from fighting. I just can’t believe that some kids are being violent and they’re barely even teenagers… 😰

[@Kayla-hs9rt]

How old are you by the way? You don’t seem like a little snot like the others lol. Im Gen Z and I can’t keep up with what the ages are now with the new generation.

[@Andydacoolkid]

ME TOO! >_

[@Oh_mariam]

​@@Kayla-hs9rtidk probably 11

[@SuprCallan]

little reminder: Gen Z = around 1994 or 1996-ish to 2012 Gen Alpha = 2013-current year

[@RosieCatIsFat]

@SuprCallan Gen Alpha actually is from 2010-2025

[@Mary-Ann_B_Mabaet]

For Elementary School: Let them fail the grade. Passing means you PASSED the subjects and CAN MOVE ON. If you pass them, that means they are CAPABLE. If a Parent complains, then the Parent needs to bring their Child to a Doctor to double check if the Child has some Learning Disabilities, which can be Hereditary. The Parent is the FIRST TEACHER of Social Dynamics, Respect, and General Behaviour. If they have no Learning Disability other than CHOOSING not to Pay Attention, it is a TAUGHT HABIT BY the Parent or someone close in the Home. End of Story.

[@Therapy_exists]

THIS IS SO TRUE

[@TimesUp8888]

They're not allowed to hold anyone back anymore, which is another source of the problem. They all.pass and graduate high school now. "NO Child Left Behind"... also, the schools want the funding for the max # of students and best grades. An A today is more like a C 30+ yrs ago. I doubt they even bother with grades anymore.

[@Kanyon85]

It was the end of 5th grade when one of our classmates learned he was being held back to repeat it. That was a wake-up call for me since I would get a good share of Cs and the occasional D on tests. If kids aren't motivated to study, and they aren't scared of being held back, then they just won't do anything but skibbidy fam. It's sad.

[@subplzorideleteurchannel7193]

People like to shit on the education system in my state (Alabama) but at least we don’t pass every kid until they get to high school and all this other bullshit they do in “richer” states.

[@sharonrinkiewicz3940]

Exactly, the same for middle school and high school. Kids have no fear of failure because it is now illegal to flunk a student--even when little Johnny won't even write his name on his paper. School boards across the country are implementing a new rule that teachers cannot give any grade lower than a 50, even when the kid does nothing. I am a firm believer in equity in education in the sense that all students, regardless of the zipcode they live in, deserve equal access to the resources, advanced courses, etc. Students who are poor are not stupid. Next, I would say as a substitute teacher, the biggest distractor is the cell phone. Teachers try really hard to teach the concepts, but the kids won't put away their phones for two minutes to actually pay attention. I live in West Virginia, and God knows the education standards aren't exactly high up here, but I do pose a question to the wider community. Last year, I was subbing a first grade class for a couple weeks. A student transferred in from New York. The state of New York actually allowed this child to bypass kindergarten and leap frog into first grade. Unfortunately, she couldn't read the simplest of words like "cat." She couldn't count past 10; meanwhile, her peers were already decoding simple texts, counting to the thousands, and doing simple addition and subtraction. Skipping kindergarten certainly didn't do this child any favors.

[@soonny002]

Average kids will obey the teacher with no questions asked. Dumb kids will disobey the teacher with no questions asked. Smart kids will obey the teacher on the surface, but do their own thing behind the scenes.

[@Vileplume87]

yeah, average kids do the work then play games on the computer, dumb kids only play games on the computer, smart kids do the work while playing games and switch tabs quick enough so the teacher doesn't notice

[@Passarium-1195]

I’m the smart kid. I like to draw. When I do work, I often draw while I’ll do the work. I sketch and manage to get the work done to and don’t get caught.

[@ianorr1388]

the power of alt+tab@@Vileplume87

[@HughS-kp1fv]

So true.

[@Fikoj]

then gen A does random shit and probably die at 18 from the cops or gangs

[@Bobbiejoinscore]

I’m literally a child watching this, and even I’m gobstruck😭

[@SAHBfan]

My young nephew has his earbuds in and his phone in his hands PERMANENTLY. Even at the table, he eats with one hand (no knife or fork) and has the phone in the other. On the very rare occasions when we try and speak to him he flies off the handle really quickly and calls everyone a homophobe, or transphobe, or fascist, or racist unless they unequivocally agree with everything he says. He called me homophobic the other day just for asking him a question - I didn't even express an opinion. When I pointed out to him that I hadn't said anything at all that could be interpreted as homophobic, he said "Yeah, but I know what you were GOING to say!"

[@alaia-awakened]

The effects of brainwashing observed in real time.

[@SAHBfan]

@cappuccino2236 - "Fwaschism" is a rude word you shout at people you don't like. Sadly, it is the same definition used by all those paid for street protestors with their 'Antifa' posters and 'Hate Not Hope' banners.

[@stevy2]

oh my god they're going to be driving soon

[@itskitty808]

Dear lord! He's turning into a tiny leftist! He's calling you guus all of the infamous leftist buzz words.

[@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman]

Holy shet, i never knew propaganda works so well

[@callmeangie867]

I heard a mother say yesterday that her child “is a little follower.” Buddy, your child is one of the worst instigators in her class. Miss me. I almost bit my tongue off to refrain from ending up in jail.

[@whodoesntluvpapas]

I'm so glad our grandparents fought in WW2 so that 10 year olds can stare at iPads all day and act like little snots...totally what they envisioned 🙄 We should swap teachers out for a day! Let them go on a nice vacation and let people who don't care about getting fired just be mean as h*ll to them for one school day (vetted of course, no creeps or overly angry people.) When I was an exchange student in Belgium, the teaching style was totally different, because they ALLOWED the teachers to have autonomy...it was glorious. They didn't hold back much, and people stayed in line! I feel so bad for these teachers.

[@TrumpetGuy26]

I'm 12 years old and I can 100% see this with almost my entire class. They disrespect even the nicest teachers for no reason, they argue, scream (for whatever fucking reason idk), throw paper around and then complain when they get a detention. It's disgusting. Not to mention they don't even try the work no matter how easy it is.

[@ziadhulhok]

1+1=3

[@melon64_]

I don't know you, but thank you for being a normal 12 year old. You have restored some of my faith in this generation. Let your next ibuprofen take effect swiftly and efficiently. Jokes aside though, yeah these kids are fucking stupid.

[@archcampbell8487]

Guy you seem like one of the good ones, some advice I’d have is to focus on your studies and quit swearing. Swearing makes you come across as less intelligent and when you do swear it would be more powerful. With studying, starting while your ahead is gonna up your grades massively and try your best to keep your vocabulary large, don’t taint it with imbecilic modern internet slang that will fall off in two years from now, good luck kid

[@grbenway]

Honest question, do they think they have a future? do they think they know better? I was a little turd at times when I was a teen. kids of like 10 and above all seem to suffer from virulent dunning Krueger symptoms..

[@og267gaming8]

im 12 years old too and I can relate my entire class is full of people just like the way you describe it. Its honestly embarrassing I don't get certain rewards because of my class.

[@kristycontreras6846]

My mom is a teacher and she works at an elementary school. I’m going into sixth grade, but it hurts when you see your mom coming home from school and on some days she either screams or cries she does not like her job. It used to be fun, but it’s not anymore, my family comfort my mom and my uncle is a special ed teacher and again it’s the same thing Gen Alpha kids. I hope u grow up and hopefully be better than what they are now.

[@kileyslife7541]

It is always heart breaking to see your mother come home and scream and cry after being at work. My mom used to do that too. I'm sorry, and I hope your mom finds a better job for her. Hopefully your generation will grow some brain cells soon

[@GiblixStudio]

I'm a 40 year old raising a daughter. I can tell quite a lot of stories from other millennial parents that are just horrible. My generation is horrendous in many ways. Most of my peers are scared of any form of confrontations. Combine that with excessive stupidity you get forced onto you by pedagogy institutions with all the things you need to do to raise your kid properly. When I read the many books and pamphlets it became clear to me that these people have no children of their own. They're coming up with all sorts of rules and methods that clearly been made by people who have too much time on their hands. That garbage isn't applicable to real life situations. When you combine that with many spineless parents that follow this .... Then you also got the economic environment where you need 2 incomes to get by. So as a parent when you get home you're mentally and emotionally drained. Then you need to take care of the kid and most of my peers don't understand this commitment beforehand. So instead just put their child behind a screen and or drop the kid of at daycare....everything to not raise your own kid and take accountability. On top of that you also have schools that are more and activistitic instead of actually teaching the important things. It is a mess in so many ways. When my daughter acts up I immediately shut her down. You need to set clear boundaries and be transparent and consistent in enforcing them while also taking time to listen to the child when applicable. But most of the time the child is stupid and needs to trust the parent and just do as they're told. How many adults do this compared to how many adults are being walked all over by their children. Then wonder why their kid is unruly and feral. These spineless parents give the children everything. How are these kids meant to learn impulse control? how are they to learn that they don't always get what they want? You have children being rebellious during their puberty and there is whatever the F is happening to these feral animals.

[@BusinessSkrub]

Abusive, gaslighting, greedy, violent boomer parents are to blame for millenials' lack of ability. They're scared of confrontation because they grew up getting beat whenever they questioned "because I said so". They're incapable of connecting with their kids on a deeper level because their parents never connected with them. It all goes back to boomers fucking the world and taking everything for themselves at the expense of everyone who comes after them.

[@sinmenon4347]

I'm 39 and getting an extra diploma on pedagogy and I have to agree with you on the first paragraph. I have no children, but I'm a teacher and I can say that 99% of my pedagogy teachers say are pure hot air. It is all about idealized scenarios under the best possible conditions and with parents that actually do their parenting right with neurotypical kids. The parents expect the school to do the parenting for them, and the school can't do bare basic correcting measures because the parents will throw a fit, and the pedagoges are so enamorated with their own rethoric that are disconnected from reality. Children can be smart, but adults should never overstimate. They lack the cognitive functions to fully understand some stuff -- their brains literally aren't ready in a physiological sense. And, in the same way that adults talk about bondaries with each other, the kids lack bondaries. I have literally seen a 13 year old throwing a tantrum like a 3 year old and a group of younger kids actually thinking that this one was younger than them. Crazy.

[@MindofOnyx]

Ha. Pedagogy!

[@Lola_Nico]

Exactly. Teachers be grooming children with gender ideology and critical race theory instead of teaching them respect.

[@cheefqueef6494]

"You have children being rebellious during their puberty." Buddy that happens all the time. Don't act like you were a goody two-shoes when you were a teen, old man 😂

[@segasatsakura7581]

The problem with "just failing the kids until they learn" is that these teachers now get punished for failing students thanks to the "no child left behind" act. That act has effectively fucked our future, no matter how bad grades get these students will just keep getting pushed to pass. I would know, I was one of them until I graduated in 2023. Even I struggle with basic math, I can't imagine what these poor kids are going to be like when they grow older.

[@SokkingBTtulaj]

There's similar stuff in Europe. I was failed as a 1st grader because I went to the first grade 1 year early "to get ahead of the curve" and couldn't give a fuck about the classes. I was just drawing during math class. Then I went to a better school with a better reputation, 1 year older, liking my new classmates far more (my classmates in the other school were absolute trash), better teachers etc. My aunt also set down with me to make sure I actually complete my homework and read the assigned books. In the new school, I was a pretty good student. A couple years later I learned that they no longer fail kids below the 4th grade in my country.

[@HwoarangtheBoomerang]

It's all intentional. NCLB, Zero Tolerance bs, Anti-bullying, no stigma; put it all together and what do you get? You get gen z, the last batch of late millennials, and the current society Johnny Lawrence fights against in Cobra Kai!

[@metal_pipe9764]

What's 1+1?

[@actual_doge3221]

​@@HwoarangtheBoomerangI've been saying it over and over, the elite benefit from having more poverty. There are many examples of this. I was the last batch of late millennial gen z. My classmates and I: I remember all of us actually trying our best, with the exception of maybe six kids in my entire graduating class. (Over 800 students.) This societal issue is major and there will be repercussions and this is only the tip of the iceberg. In the United States we don't always get a say in the laws passed or active. It's like a game of cards but not everybody has cards so you're not even a qualified player.

[@theswatguyxd8978]

@@SokkingBTtulajthat’s what British kids are they could say the b word while my parent will spanks my butt when I just say shut up

[@maryzolner2570]

As a teacher we are NOT complaining we're trying to tell you about the reality of what is happening. These "children" are going to be in charge some day and they can't even manage to follow a simple direction.

[@iamcase1245]

It's not 100% the teachers fault but you all are to blame too. My district made it a point to higher gender warriors and more progressive younger teachers (mostly Gen Z and younger Millennial female teachers) and that led to a situation now where female and minority 8,9, 10 year olds telling male and white staff they don't have to listen to oppressors.

[@Pterodactyl-kn3ve]

I know kids who don’t know the difference between 64, 640, or 6400.

[@Furzkampfbomber]

@@Pterodactyl-kn3ve I have vocational trainess who are barely able to read and write, without even the most basic math skills and a general education that is pretty much non-existend. And the really scary thing is, I know people with a university degree who are not one bit better educated.

[@ILovePancakes24]

Society will bifurcate into those who can and can't.

[@J0ECrAWF15H]

yeah no, but you are tho. change the stupid policies. let punishment be a THING again. It's not the kids fault their dumb. it's YOURS.

[@milkuetea]

Bring back terror teachers i swear. The kind of teachers that can shut up the entire class with a single glare.

[@elderlycatpatriot]

This is the correct answer. People love to hate "terror teachers" and claim that their methods are wrong, but in hindsight...they really aren't. My chemistry teacher in high school was one of those "terror teachers" folks talk about. Tall, bald, deep-voiced, no-nonsense...the whole nine yards. He had high standards, and he expected everyone to meet them no matter what. He was vehemently opposed to people claiming that he was intimidating, not realizing that the reason he was so effective was _because_ he was extremely intimidating. Even the absolute worst students were suddenly on their best behavior when they entered his classroom; he had zero tolerance for bad behavior, and if you happened to get a bad grade on an assignment (or perform poorly in his class) he would not hold back. Despite his status as the scariest teacher in the school, he really did care. He would always drop anything to help a student if he could, and he would always praise a job well done. In fact, he was the only teacher I had who would leave compliments on a test if you did really well. There was nothing better than (almost) acing a test and seeing "NICE" written at the top with two underlines from a teacher who otherwise had a reputation for being pretty terrifying. The people who incurred his wrath due to constantly misbehaving or just not doing well in his class were always the ones who really needed to hear it. That their behavior and performance was unacceptable. _When I say he could make anyone feel ashamed of themselves, _*_I mean it._* His classes were hard, but he was a great teacher in general, so no one was ever failing. If they were _ever_ failing, then his scathing remarks about how they needed to improve definitely helped to bring them back. Even the friendly teachers who empathized with your struggles and just wanted to get you through school had higher failure rates in their classes than he did. Terror teaching works. Unfortunately, it's becoming increasingly taboo because the folks who really need it are claiming that it's abuse. Very sad indeed.

[@A.Radwick]

My theory: Many of us Millennials who were smart enough to raise kids deliberately decided not to have them. What does that leave us with? Irresponsible and often absentee parents raising kids like it isn't a job. Weak parents fear their children more than their children fear them. It's all pretty scary.

[@Allyfyn]

And/Or they had them later and the kids are too young, like babies. Even my uncle only just had a baby.

[@baiqi44]

The movie Idiocracy already predicted this in the early 2000's.

[@jesseleewelch]

​@@baiqi44 LOL, I was actually about to say something about this but you said it first! Idiocracy may have started off as a comedy but it's frightening how prophetic it is. Things that were considered to be unrealistic exaggerations in the movie are already coming to pass

[@travv88]

"smart enough" tricked by media to be selfish individualists who didn't breed and are being replaced by third world foreigners.

[@2ndsizta116]

i completely agree with your theory. i'm in the middle of gen z and a lot of my peers really aren't interested in having kids -- this is partially for obvious reasons like the economy and the fact that we're still kids ourselves, but the main reason is that we're aware of the difficulty of raising another person into a functioning member of society. I've heard many teenagers say their parents screwed them up, and they don't want to eventually do the same to yet another child who didn't ask to be born. it's an unfortunate predicament

[@kathleenmacdonald5511]

I grew up going to Detroit Public Schools in the 60s and 70s all 12 years. The worst a kid would do was skip school or get caught smoking cigarettes in the bathroom (usually boys). We didn't back talk our teachers and were scared of the principal and mortified if our parents were called about us. If we didn't do our homework, then we were not promoted to the next grade so everyone put in the effort to avoid the shame of being demoted or repeating a grade.

[@robkrasinski6217]

Are schools not as strict now vs. the 80's? I went to school between 1980-1992 and some teachers and principals were tough. If you talked back to a teacher you got sent to the principal's office. Detention after school for too many late to school or late to class slips were a thing. Your parents or parent had to sign your report cards and you had to return them to show that your parents saw them.

[@sboloshis1188]

At least the kids know how buttplugs work though. Gotta gay em.

[@itskitty808]

Wow, schools were still like that when I was in school from 1998-2011. Kids don't have dress codes in school now, but all the public schools I went to had strict dress codes. If we talked back to our teachers, they scolded us and then sent us to the principal's office. No one dared argue with the teachers because if they did, they knew they weren't gonna get off that easy. I remember my classmates being shamed publicly by their parents for their defiance and back-talking.

[@4ElementGirl]

Standards started slipping towards the end of HS (2015-2016) but NJ schools generally had standards when I was there (2004-2016)

[@davidgoodlettmusic]

Real talk. I’ve been an educator for 30 years and the whole situation is heartbreaking. These children are the canaries in the coal mine. They are a reflection of how messed up society is. Low skills. Low general knowledge. Very little respect for adults, others and often themselves. Tragic. Epically tragic.

[@coyoteinthepool]

What do you figure the reasons are? Reading skills aren't needed for gaining knowledge due to youtube/short form content, so that makes sense... But why don't they know things? The internet is made of short form documentary content.

[@Nathan-rf2ki]

As a 12 year old, I still respect adults with all my heart and soul, tbh I might be the only kid who does respect people.

[@JJTisverysigmaandskibidi]

I saw a kid talking to another kid about their “third parent” and I asked him who that is, and he said “my iPad.” WHY IS A IPAD YOURE THIRD PARENT? I called my teacher “mom” and “dad” because I respected them so much.

[@medtn]

My son is gen alpha, I tried all sorts of punishments they didn't work. Finally screen deprivation is the only thing that worked. His punishment from now on is no phone no video game no tv no internet and that worked much better than yelling or spanking

[@Douneedalotofhelp]

So u fuckin beat him up first? Ur atrocious 😭

[@Douneedalotofhelp]

Like yeah raise ur kids right but like beating up is not ok 😭 we can get stressed out but noooooooo

[@Douneedalotofhelp]

Like don’t beat ur kid 😭

[@GoldballIndustries]

Kids IMO shouldn't even have phones or tablets until they're 12-13

[@Douneedalotofhelp]

@@GoldballIndustries Ik this seems a bit far, but I would hate my parents if they did that. It’s in my idiotic nature ig

[@divce1879]

Can't wait for Pegasus to talk about how dumb Gen Beta is in about 8 years from now.

[@chad-thundercock]

this reminds me of a movie( i forgot the name) where in like a few thousand years humans become the dumbest speices on earth

[@ironbloodworks1052]

What? there a gen beta now?!

[@sidthesquidh]

​@@chad-thundercock idiocracy?

[@ericvulgate7091]

'idiocracy'. Five hundred years. We're ahead of schedule.

[@hrv5385]

It’s gonna be great because in a few years everyone will become so impressively retarded that all the high pay jobs will be vacant and salaries will go through the roof for everyone with more than 3 and a half braincells

[@spookycreamvt]

I'm currently 5 months pregnant & seeing all of this just makes me so very sad... Parents have given up on raising their children with morality & respect as well as some level of education - which we as parents HAVE to do before they even start school.... I plan to home school my child + going to the parks so they can properly socialize until something changes.

[@Teyisagirl00]

Don’t worry, I know exactly how you feel. I have a two year old As long as you don’t give up on your own child Everything will be fine in my opinion just keep doing what other parents are not doing and then people are going to notice I get tons and tons of compliments about how good speech my two year old have, and how smart she is because I interact with her I used to be a stay at home mom now working mom still make time to educate my child, her father do the same it’s all about looking into what is lacking in Using what is lacking into knowing what you can teach your child since my child know her ABCs numbers and somewhat colors. Now I’m gonna try to teaching her how to spell her name writing things my mom did with me and if she can’t get the spelling right away, then I’ll keep spelling out the letters of her name verbally so she’s always know what her name looks like so she can make a visual connection with her milestones or motor skills

[@just_a_silly_weenie008]

I'm not a parent, but I have an idea! If your kid is homeschooled, try taking them to clubs as well so they can still socialize and make friends (being in clubs with the same interest could even help?). I go to school, but my friend knows somebody who's homeschooled, it seems like an alright alternative. Either way, gl with your pregnancy!❤

[@XxInfinityxXTimer]

Just don't give them an IPad when they're 2-6 years old and actually be there in their lives then you're golden. At most just give them a laptop or pc because having auto correct at a young age doesn't encourage young kids to put an effort in spelling out a word with more than 8 letters

[@spookycreamvt]

@@XxInfinityxXTimer Good advise to give - wish more parents took it. No young child at that age should have an iPad or really any electronic device that can give them the internet. Middle School/Highschool ages: Sure! But not when they're 1-12 years old. Videogames will be something I'll let my child have though as that's a good way to bond when you're playing with them(as well as plenty of outdoor activities).

[@just_a_silly_weenie008]

@chiavr as a teen who has a tablet/gaming system, kids can have devices. HOWEVER, it needs to be a time slot. Like, an hour a day after doing chores, ect. Leaving them on it for too long can be bad, along with unlimited Internet access. I had it, but luckily I just watched KZbin (little club, dantdm). I fear for kids now, man

[@Stonedsheepu8906]

As a single man without kids, I genuinely feel dormant fear at the idea of having one. Not because of responsibility or loud infant wailing but because of the society they’ll be born into and how it’ll affect them

[@tylersoto7465]

Which I don't blame you or others not having kids. The way society is you'll just be setting yourself for a trap and a world of pain.

[@earth2emma]

On the other hand it won’t be hard for normal people to get ahead since the competition will be nonexistent

[@elLooto]

I look at it the other way: my children have such an advantage over the abandoned children around them that they almost cant help but be successful.

[@cherrina44.]

guess the only way to raise a child comfortably now is to be living a farm life; home schooled, going to the park to meet other kids in a small town, teaching them the values of hard work (With no abuse ofcourse) and having internet Without accounts! a child should NOT be having an account anywhere. though I know is not easy, one already needs to have a good economy And not every city person would be capable of changing to a little town life.

[@princenaimNFS]

Even if you raise them right they'll probably turn out super cynical towards the world. Speaking from example here.

[@purpletom_yt3138]

A year ago (I was in year 9) I heard that a biology teacher who was teaching a year 9 class (I didn’t do biology) literally quit after like 2 days because of the horrific behaviour. Keep in mind we were starting our GCSE’s. One of my friends told me that the teacher said “The only way to get you well behaved is to bring a hitman with a gun in the classroom.” Btw I was in gen Z in a year with gen Alpha. Well, at least I have two years left of this

[@coolguy5244]

My mama watches this stuff all the time and she is so close to being done being a teacher. She’s currently doing a business for making stuff on shirts and other clothing. She says the business dry she’s done being a teacher because she can’t deal with these modern kids.

[@coolguy5244]

Plus anything after my generation just last good generation and I’m gonna go ahead and tell y’all that there’s a kid at my school who literally acts like Genie z kid. She acts like that because she is also struggling with a disability of eight years old. And it takes me off a lot not trying to be rude but it does take me off a lot.

[@booleah6357]

A big reason these kids are acting this way is because they don't see a point to school. Especially not when goblins like Jack Doherty exist and make millions by being a terrible human being, or Logan Paul, or onlyfan girls all who make millions and none of that requires an education or really all that much effort. Combine that with the fact that they see their parents working and complaining about dead end jobs and all the toxic work bs why wouldn't they act this way? Society needs to change or consequences will when these kids get older.

[@RazorRamonMachismo]

These kids are blackpilled as fuck think about it wtf is the point in being a doctor and earning 400k a year after 10 years of study and doing a job 12-14 hours a day when you can be a nuisance and be a millionaire like ZHERKA

[@subplzorideleteurchannel7193]

Jack Doherty deserves to be in prison

[@booleah6357]

@@subplzorideleteurchannel7193 he does but I'm not gonna sub to you just because of that bot

[@FrahdChikun]

24 year-old here, I used to think my parents were being very overprotective and annoying when they limited my KZbin usage to 1 hour of videos a day and always hovering over my shoulder* when I was in 4th grade... but looking back at it now I'm absolutely grateful they went with this approach. *EDIT: Jeez, y'all are calling this behavior abusive when it's anything but. I should've clarified that they weren't always hovering over my shoulder at all times, just checking on me occasionally and staying for a bit longer than they should to make sure I wasn't watching anything inappropriate. Plus, even though they limited my KZbin usage I still had access to other electronics such as consoles and handhelds. As I got older they were more lenient with how they handled it. If any of you find this abusive, your parents never told you "no" in your entire life.

[@Crazy_Chriz]

Yeah I’m glad because my usage has been more smart. I still use it a lot, but that’s partly just because I’m an introvert. I’m glad I can respect others and adults actually love to be around me. Clearly it shows that my parents are really good ones. It does feel cringe to be in favor of adults, but it shouldn’t be taken for granted

[@sylinashi8761]

Stockholm Syndrome.

[@nickbritto1511]

Unless one watch documentaries on more serious subjects or learn things on how to do better what they want to do in life (watching painting artists give tips on proper color usage, shading, while they want to be an artist themself for example), KZbin should definitely be restricted when a kid shows no sign of self control. ESPECIALLY now with the no brain videos created by the ton and being pushed up people's faces. I see more videos of kids playing with all sorts of toys, or other random crap (mukbangs, people whispering/ASMR, or playing with goop) with millions of views compared to more educative or artistic videos (when I'm not logged). And KZbin's preference algorithm is pretty wonky, so even when you do watch educative content, they barely show it to you that often compared to entertainment videos (at least in my experience). Frankly, 1 hour of YT a day is pretty chill of them despite "always hovering" over your shoulders. I expected 1 hour a week with the description given.

[@Jonathan-sf6ej]

Your parents likely stifled your growth.

[@Villager_U]

​@@Jonathan-sf6ejhow's limiting KZbin watch time stifled their growth...

[@CorruptLeviathan]

My 2yo knows the colors of the rainbow, in order and out of order, knows most farm animals and the sounds they make. His preschool teacher grandmother was shocked because her school agers can't do that.

[@Elvamp]

I'm not from the US, but I can tell you it's happening all over the globe. I'm a university teacher, and I have to deal with these types of students on a regular basis. And luckily it's only gen z in my case. But still I can't describe how discouraging it is to see absolutely no involvement in these eyes, they enter the university with no proper basic skills and no desire to learn at all. Granted, it's not all of them, but there's a lot of laziness, entitlement and downright stupidity going on there. Most of them are totally indifferent. A lot are just misguided, thinking now they have those magical buttons, they can solve their every problem. They don't respect the teachers because they are sure they can make a fortune without any background knowledge or putting any real effort in. They think those who work hard are losers. They can't spell, one group couldn't even remember the months of the year. They have an extremely short attention span, and when I tell them that they're not ashamed at all, they just laugh, proud of themselves for being what they are. They just don't seem to give a damn for anyone or anything apart from memes, pranks or internet trends.

[@BlueKatanaWarrior]

That's... Just terrifying. Entitlement has blinded the new generations to their own potential.

[@DeletedDevilDeletedAngel]

@@BlueKatanaWarrior happens in my school, I think I have like over 30 different bullies that never got in trouble because I have problems with identifying people who I never met and no matter how hard I try they just never stop, I once got shoved so hard I fell in assembly and the pusher never got in trouble wtf

[@Jake38nine]

College is only there for partying. That's how I grew up and saw college. I saw through the facade. I didn't party. And then these college idiots get out and complain about student loans. Maybe if you had actually studied and got a job in your field or WORKED through college instead of partying, your students loans could've been paid off by now! The amount of people I see who complain about the cost of living YET are spending their money on partying, clubs, eating out, drugs and alcohol, cars, ect... Is EXACTLY WHY I was the smart one throughout school and college. I STILL have people my age calling me rich, even though I'm no doctor or lawyer. I just managed my money better than the average american. So yeah, by average american standards, I am rich because I actually have a savings account and emergency fund while half or more people my age can't...no let me rephrase that...DON'T even save a DOLLAR per month or week. You do it to yourself. I worked my ass off the last 10-12 years to where i got a good job that's less stressful and pays well enough that I can coast by and save.

[@KesperHadal]

god this annoys the shit out of me. i'd kill to be able to learn the things some of those university students learn.

[@wheedler]

I would expect that most people go to college because they're told it's what they have to do to get a job to pays enough to survive. They're not there because they have a desire to learn, but that's not their fault. They're there because they're told it's necessary. Why would you work hard for 10-12 years if you're still going to end up complaining about it in KZbin comments while everyone else spent the whole time partying and is still partying?

[@PatrickEdits837]

These kids are the results of parents who were to incompetent to use protection

[@Themoonishereagain]

Or too cheap to buy good enough protection.

[@jtallen6406]

@@Themoonishereagain Or too incompetent to be even halfway decent parents

[@abdullaalteneiji6533]

the problem is not with children it parents and the environment of high school.

[@darienford860]

A key detail these teachers are leaving out is the complete dumbing down of our curriculum. We are now passing students who have missed over 60 days of school, a few years ago if you missed 20 days your parents had to show up to court. Schools like Baltimore (THE SECOND MOST FUNDED SCHOOL IN THE US) the average Senior highschoolers is reading below a 6th grade level and are still passing them. In fact every student failed in standard math, and instead of addressing the issue they blamed race and sexuality and use their identity to get them into universities just to end up on academic probation and later kicked out.

[@ethanmiller9400]

If you’re able to pass the tests it shouldn’t matter if you miss school, I missed over 60 days of school my junior and senior year because my mother passed away and my father wasn’t well so I was responsible for all of the bills, paying the rent on house, caring for my father as well as making sure my brother had everything he needed while he was 10 hours away from home at college.. I finished the work by the end of each year and passed all of my midterms, finals, state requirements and sats and still got into college as well so it has nothing to do with missing school days.

[@darienford860]

@@ethanmiller9400 Reread my statement buddy theyre PASSING students with failing grades. A single test does not make you pass a class missing more than 60 days of class means youve missed out on the majority of teaching including in class and homework assignments. You using your one single example that no one can confirm is true or not does not speak for everyone else. Secondly I dont see how a mother passing makes you miss 60 days of school, Ive paid bills while in highschool and lost a relative and still didnt miss that many days. This is an ignorant take and an excuse, Did you even bother to look at the average GPA of student who missed more than 30 days of school?

[@WinterMan.]

these teachers are to blame too. most of them are activists who push agendas on kids.

[@someoneovertheinternet4417]

​@@darienford860 The passing of a person can actually affect certain thing you do, who knows if the father was the one suffering from other things that required this guy's attention, the issue here is mostly that the school system passes students even though they are failing, where I am from whenever you didn't pass classes you were forced to repeat a year until you finally passed or you decided to drop out, it wasnt the best system but at least this didn't meant that the teachers had to slow down on certain lessons because a student requiered more help in an assignment that they should have learned a grade prior, maybe if people started to plan and ask for a change in the system maybe things can change a bit

[@darienford860]

​@@someoneovertheinternet4417I don't need a lecture about someone passing I'm well aware. You guys are shifting the goal post and ignoring what I am saying as a whole. Idc about the mother or father you're missing the point just like the other person where I mentioned CURRICULUM where they're PASSING FAILING students. Not making them repeat the grade level. What you mentioned at the end already existed

[@Ginel-k1f]

I'm luck my teacher banned saying brainrot words and if you do you have to write 50 lines of saying "I will not say it in class again"

[@Gsoda35]

children needs to learn humility, discipline and respect. they don't value knowledge enough.

[@KayraGok-mv5fm]

😊

[@Gsoda35]

a little bit of appreciation towards knowledge will change their minds.

[@MassiveMaleMonkey]

I genuinely just cannot understand how bad you have to fail as a parent for this to happen. Like, genuinely. I went through a divorce, and had to change countries in some of the most 'prime years' as a kid. I still function as a human being.

[@HBSDU54]

Because you were challenged when you were a kid. Gen alpha isn't, they have everything they want right away.

[@KiaStudios]

​@@HBSDU54Exactly!

[@gustavus0013]

@@HBSDU54 You think every person who was "challenged" will turn out fine lmao.

[@HBSDU54]

@@gustavus0013 Did I say that ?

[@just3l1j4h]

- Discipline Issues - Bad Millenial Parenting - Unlimited Screen Time - the lockdown from 2020-2022 - and lack of socialization are the things i feel like is in affect currently to make gen a/gen z cusper turn out this way

[@SokkingBTtulaj]

- Being able to get an A with bad performance because schools want to be seen as better than actually are. - The worst influencers known to mankind being pushed to the top of the algorithm. - Mentally disabled kids with behavioral issues and regular kids being in the same classes because "muh discrimination bad"

[@allistar2005]

I think the interesting thing here is that they are calling out Millennial parents with Gen Alpha kids. I'm a Gen Z adult with Millennial parents. There is something wrong with that generation and how they parent kids. Even I know as a now adult that I would never be able to parent, but my mom still popped out two more recent babies thinking she could try again. No, I'm just very worried for my half sisters now... Sometimes, I genuinely wonder where Millennials get the audacity to think that they are perfect examples.

[@smolpanda6582]

My mom babysits 2 kids and it's definitely about parenting. The first kid is so rude that she flips off my mom and I, gets into fights with the other kids, and doesn't have basic manners. Thankfully my mom doesn't babysit her anymore due to some situation she got my mom into. However, the other kid is the complete opposite of them and by meeting their mom it's obvious as to why that is.

[@ronnetgrazer362]

It's "my mom and ME", but everyone's overcorrecting and language is, like, super hard, so it'll probably be fine to say that in a few years.

[@itsdabees]

As a bus driver of this generation of kids, ive had to literally scream at them on occasion just to get their attention. They dont want to stay in their seats, they throw food all over the floor and yell slurs at each other. Its unreal. Ive finally gotten them to the point where i can drive without having to pull over and assign seats every route, and it was through literally yelling at them until they listen. I tried being nice countless times, it never worked. They would literally ignore you completely. Id tell them "look i dont want to HAVE to yell at you guys. Id rather we all be cool and i can just do my job amd get you home, but if youre going to constantly disrespect my rules youre gonna get yelled at, because were on a schedule and i dont have the luxury of pulling over and talking to you for 10 minutes every time you walk down the aisle while were going 60 mph on the highway. What really blows my mind is the lack of literacy in kids. I have dyslexia, it was hard to learn how to read and write. My mom, in her great wisdom, knew i loved video games, and so she bought me games that had a lot of reading after researching the topic. She bought me some final fantasy games and took all my other games away, and of course i wanted to play games still, but i literally had to learn how to read in order to play the games. Suddenly, i was reading all the time outside of playing those games, and after a few years i was reading at a *college* reading level in the 3rd grade. My teacher was amazed i was flipping through stephen king books at that age and comprehending what was on the pages. She asked my mom how she helped this along during a conference, and my mom just said "video games." That shows that you really have no excuses to not teach your kids how to fucking READ.

[@subplzorideleteurchannel7193]

These might be just the average middle school kids being dickweeds but I still think Gen Alpha is cooked

[@hollow314]

Idiocracy in the west, 1984 in the east. Truly a time to be alive.

[@J3D1D14H]

ikr σκατα males be like “the west has fallen lets move in with the Taliban!” but they don’t realise just how western they truly are

[@ChrisRedfieldsbloodline]

Well, at least we know which side will win.

[@saccorhytus]

nobody knows what the fuck africa or south america is doing

[@tylersoto7465]

Welcome to Costco I love you and brought to you by Carl's Jr

[@eeveeofalltrades4780]

​@@saccorhytusby that you mean what they do doesn't make sense or that we literally don't know what's happening there.

[@SaltwaterRedneck1]

How am I gonna raise my kids? Old School. That's how I'm being raised, and I can confidently say, not out of arrogance but speaking from experience, that I am far ahead of the vast majority of my grade. I'm 16 and going into my junior year of high school and the the fact that the kids in my grade are so uneducated is insane to me. I'm nowhere near the smartest guy in the world, but simply because of how I'm being raised I have the IQ and the common knowledge to be successful in life. Parents need to get their shit straight and actually start paying attention to and take care of their kids instead of putting them in front of a screen and letting them go off and do whatever the want.

[@josetteandres]

I decided I wasn't going to have kids about 10 years ago. I'm a Gen Z, and I'd get arrested for "child abuse" (taking away my kid's electronics and internet access, as well as spankings). Kids these days have *0* concept of what it's like to get whipped with a belt or hanger.

[@SaltwaterRedneck1]

@@josetteandres My sister got whooped so hard by my mom that the wooden spoon she was using broke. Kids these days will ball their eyes out because someone said that the kid is being dumb. Kids need some thicker skin.

[@Soapfungsu]

Two years ago, a 1st grader flipped me off for absolutely no reason. I was surprised that they even knew that sign.

[@toe7798]

man. whatever happened to the "chinese middle finger"

[@michellekerr2707]

One reason kids don’t care is because they can’t fail and be left behind,you know all of your friends move up to the next grade would be extremely embarrassing,sometimes peer pressure is good,just like sometimes fear is a good thing

[@gustavus0013]

Theres nothing embarrasing about being held back. It's the parents that put so MUCH emphasis on not being left behind and being so afraid of their kids failing. If you really love your kids unconditionally then you would be okay with them making mistakes.

[@thej680]

That happens in college too. People are able to pass basic math classes and move on to harder classes. Then the math profs are confused how you're in a differential equations class in which they discuss systems of differential equations, and you don't understand basic linear algebra. The K-12 and university systems are fucked.

[@lynx7206]

I'm a Gen Z (age 23) issues with violence, cursing towards the teacher and peers, and failing students had been a thing since I was in elementary school. I went to DC public schools. These issues have probably gotten worse, but it's definitely nothing new. Parenting thing mainly, but the school system definitely needs fixing as well.

[@raidenkonkon]

I'm at the bottom end of your gen(still in high school), and I absolutely agree. Nothing new, but the idolisation of misbehaviour has drastically increased. Doing something good without gaining a negative reputation among peers is nearly impossible. If you follow institutions or respect teachers, you're seen as a nerd, furthermore, intelligence is looked down upon. Getting a higher mark in class and putting in effort makes you a target of bullying/harassment It saddens me because I have a genuine passion for learning, and I personally believe that being taught, is the greatest gift in life.

[@lynx7206]

@@raidenkonkon i fully agree, i hope more kids start to see it the same way you do. It truly is a blessing.

[@programmer6428]

be raised better

[@raidenkonkon]

@EnigmaJenkins Child abuse tends to casue more problems than it solves. You'll find yourself alone and dying in a nursing home with that mentality.

[@tylerkinley268]

I'm not even 40, but the idea of acceptable behavior is definitely different from just 25 years ago. Behavior that would've gotten you suspended/expelled and sent to behavior schools is now commonplace in every classroom. Something is definitely different.

[@juniperwool]

People keep saying there were always bad behaviors from kids in each generation...so, yeah that's true, but it wasn't the majority of the kids. Now, it's the majority and there are no consequences...especially in classrooms.

[@sldj15]

I have a niece who is Gen Alpha, and she would NEVER behave this way. It’s not the generation, it’s the PARENTS!

[@Spiralredd]

Exactly. I was raised right and I'm better for it. I'm smart and mature and competent and I live with a girlfriend I've got a job I pay bills. At age 19. I'm willing to bet money most of these kids are still gonna be living with their parents when they're 40

[@DEGROOT-if9ol]

YOU ARE 100% SMARTER THEN MOST PEOPLE!

[@amehayami934]

Nah it's a generation thing. I mean let's be real the younger and older generation has been blaming Gen X for a lot of shit and a lot of shit we didn't even do. And if you look at it close. Gen X= No Karen's Millenials =Karen's Gen Z= Stupid Gen Alpha lol Coalition or causation? Sure there are some good parents out. I'll say that like no one else ever will about Gen X. But hey like Gen X that is majority Reich-wing. Think the younger generations needs to take responsibility for their kids or start calling out their parents. All of you is the ones who raised them Shit works both ways if all of you can blame our entire generation for shit expect the same back 😊 Fix your shit.

[@Bowls1315]

And it’s kind of covids fault because they had to stay in watching skibidi toilet and stuff

[@megakirbo4250]

@@Bowls1315 You've got to be kidding me. You're blaming a virus.

[@LiquidSoapDrinker]

what sucks is childhood decides so much of someone's future, these kids are destine to fail :/

[@NicoZeeOfficial]

As someone who is part of this generation, (well, technically the grey area between Gen Z & Gen Alpha), I can fully agree with this video. Luckily, I had good parents that taught me fairly well, but I can acknowledge that it's no longer the case for every kid. While I haven't seen any disrespect of that level in my middle school, it is noticeably worse than before. I was used to the occasional person that didn't know a certain word, but now I have people GENUINELY asking, "How do I spell ruin?" or "How do I spell summer?". Keep in mind, these are MULTIPLE people asking questions about 4-6 letter words. To further add on to the intelligence level of my fellow classmates, the teacher will say something completely obvious, & then they will ask the class a question they just gave them the answer to. I can count on one hand how many people raise their hand, and if excluding me, I need not raise a finger. This also is caused by the fact no one listens to the teachers. I get second hand embarrassment from just witnessing it. The teacher will be YELLING AT THE STUDENTS TO QUIET DOWN FOR FIVE MINUTES STRAIGHT, & the students will still be talking. I really feel bad for my teachers, because they have to deal with a lot. From what I've seen, everyone has little to no logic! Like I remember there was these people that were just destroying these disposable table cloths, and when I asked one of them why they were doing, they said, "Uhhhh, I dunno. I was just bored." There will be people fighting each other, and when I ask them why they were doing it, to hopefully break up their argument, they'll just say, "It's kill or be killed". Yes, but that doesn't explain WHY you're fighting. I can't just go up to some random person & punch them, & just say, "It's kill or be killed," especially if they think there are no repercussions for doing that. The worst one I've seen is the fact there were three girls just YELLING AT THE TOP OF THEIR LUNGS on the 2nd floor of the school, with multiple teachers telling them to stop. I go up to them, & tell them to quiet down, they just say "Oh, that's racist." THAT JUSTIFIES ABSOLUTELY NOTHING IN THIS SITUATION!!!! Even if it WAS somehow racist to tell people to stop hurting people's ears, it wouldn't work, because I had a darker skin tone than all three of them. There is no justification for that, and they got sent to detention. As for the KZbin thing, I will say that while I do have interest in being a KZbinr, I understand that it is not a sustainable career option, & there's extremely low rate of success, and also, there are more options that I would also enjoy & are a little more sustainable. I understand that I DID kinda trash talk my generation, and may gain some angry Alphas if they somehow also popped up on this video, but hey, it's worth it to give the perspective of someone who themselves is in this category of kids. While I understand that I am flawed, & a few of these flaws are Gen Alpha related, I feel saddened by the intellect of my peers, to the point where I feel ashamed to be apart of this generation. EDIT: Thank you all so much for understanding, it is very much apperciated! EDIT 2: So, given the attention, I thought I'd mention something that happened recently, for compared to what I saw recently, they acted quite decently, since they had a day where they acted as if we needed noise, and were greeted by no consequences, they would commence levels of disrespect so easy to detect. What type of disrespect, you may ask? With their phones, making sounds of whipping & farts, Lifting each other & smacking the butts of one another, like, come on, you think what you're doing is art? Shouts travelling throughout the classroom, & though I muttered to myself, "I doubt it could get worse," I guess I was cursed to deal with these buffoons even more, because then some decided to pester the teacher for each of them to have some food, & since they were so rude, my anger started to truly fester, they're not being jesters, they're being testers of my sanity, my generation wants to make itself a tragedy, it seems. Everyone with the exception of me was deliberately doing NOTHING PRODUCTIVE. Don't know why, but I was just feeling poetic when I wanted to write this.

[@CherryFizzFIame]

I’m 13 and my mum sends me to special education school because I’m autistic, all of the other kids are also autistic or have ADHD they go out calling everyone in the school retards which yes they can claim I won’t say they can’t but it feels gross to use that word. I was in a class called Burrows before I asked the teachers if I could move class and that’s because 3 of the kids who were younger than me kept calling me an n word and these kids were white whenever I said how they aren’t allowed to say that word they called me ‘gay’ as an insult I am lgbt and they didn’t know that, then using the word gay in that way is awful, I tell the teachers and they ring up the parents and the parents don’t do ANYTHING because the next day those kids are still using those words

[@CherryFizzFIame]

I’ve always hated special ed schools because I am very smart for my age and those sort of schools will be teaching primary school level stuff the teachers know I am too they call me “able” and I hate when people call me “able” sure I’m autistic but that doesn’t mean I’m dumb I find able kinda offensive because it’s like your saying other autistic people are dumb and needing constant help, I’d just be called smart

[@Perry27]

cant wait for all the "i aint reading allat" comments proving your point LMAO

[@shiningadomia]

Jesus, man. I didn't learn how to read until first grade. When I did, the first thing I did was read the entirety of the Lord of the Rings trilogy within a week. I'd say that a generational difference shouldn't be _THIS_ large, but apparently it is, along with parenting style.

[@arandomguy46]

As also in this gray area it's the exact same at my middle school, a couple days ago some dumbasses in my school thought it would be a good idea to fight in front of the principal. And just so you know, the gen z at the high school isn't any better.

[@MaxBhambri-Lyte]

I'm unfortunately Gen Alpha,but I managed to escape the degeneracy (I was born in 2011, and Gen Alpha started 2010) and I'm so grateful my parents raised me right.❤ Edit: This is starting to become a serious problem in England. Edit 2: I'm NOT Gen Alpha because it started in 2012 in the UK🎉

[@Born_Hanged]

I remember reading a comment that said something like "stop trying to be friends with your kids. You can be friends when they grow up. Be a parent first", and I think that's a part of the issue. Obviously you need to create a comfortable, healthy, loving environment for your kids to grow up in, but you still need to establish boundaries and rules, and discipline them when they need it. I remember reading another comment somewhere that said something like "if you're thinking about having kids, get a puppy first. If you can't even train a puppy, then you're not ready to be a parent"

[@BoleDaPole]

Raising animals and kids is totally different. Nobody is ready to raise kids, it's just something that you learn along the way. You can read every book about being a parent and child rearing but nothing will ever truly prepare you.

[@Mikewee777]

Good advice . Watching your pet die at the age of 10 help you deal with bigger losses .

[@ChoppyCheese366]

As a kid from Gen. Alpha (or late Gen. Z because of conflicting definitions), I can attest to how illiterate my classmates are. I was peer reviewing a classmate's quarterly project as an assignment. He was doing a project on the bombing of Pearl Harbor. He wanted to spell the word for citizens of Japan. He spelled this word, "Japaneness". It took me a second to figure out what he actually was trying to write.

[@MHurley21]

As cruel as it is to say, I'm convinced that the majority of kids in this generation were accidents or obligations. Their parents are not equipped to raise children so they do the bare minimum. The would-be parents who actually care about making a functioning human being are smart enough to see how unstable the world currently is, so they're holding off or giving up because they're uncertain about the kind of future their kids will have to deal with.

[@Raine-97]

I know several parents in my personal life, where this is 100% the case. Most of these parents don’t want kids, and it’s obvious. They don’t love them, they don’t care about them. I did more for my kids when I was a nanny than their own parents did for them. Some would call me mom accidentally. It was fucking sad.

[@jgrab1]

Nailed it.

[@goonerbear8659]

I also saw in my parents what a strenuous, contentious relationship between them did. They had incompatible personalities ("Opposites attract" is bullshit) and approaches to parenting, raising a family, and time with one another and without one another. Their marriage was held together by peer pressure and "doing it for the children." After almost 30 years together, neither reason was good enough and they both decided "We can't live like this."

[@matthewpitre8159]

You are exactly right My mom is so lovely lady but I had no dad because he left and She preceded to have4 more children with 3 more dad to each decided they We're going to leave so my mom was always busy Cooking cleaning trying to take care of us they're just wasn't enough of her To go around And then she also proceeds to not Teach me about birth control or how to Access it at a time where I am attention hungry and a teenager so I end up as a pregnant teenager as well Parents are under the impression that they're kids are just not going to have sex they're not married or if they are Teenagers well that's just not true Tell them about birth control!!! When your kid gets to a teenage trust me take him to the doctor kind of private lands tell the doctor To have a discussion Age appropriate I guess about Possible diseases and pregnancy and And resources to stay healthy and prevent These things And until you are ready to give birth and have A good partner Never underestimate a man just because he isn't super good looking Either!

[@RebeccawalkswithChrist12]

100% hit the nail on the head tbh. This was me, I had my son by accident and shame to admit in the first couple years of his life I was neglectful and just palmed him off to my mum while I carried on focusing on my career. However after my mum passed something in me just switched and realised I need to dedicate myself 1000% to raising my son, so I quit my career and committed myself to be the best mum I can be. Now my son is 5 and super respectful and thriving at school and well above average. I just thank God for slapping some sense into me.

[@MannyCastillo-uk8nt]

I am in the seventh grade and I could agree with everything. You just said these little kids cannot sit down. There’s literally a 17-year-old in my class.

[@ganjatrooper7193]

Sadly my sister has a child who is addicted to YT shorts and TikTok has a 3rd-grade reading level and 2nd-grade writing...she is in the 5th grade my sister refuses to get help from me or my other sisters and of course she's an influencer not doing any influencing to her daughter it is sad and it pisses me off to no end that she misses days of school cause she goes out clubbing every three days out of the week the future is not bright folks it is sad and dark.

[@PassionateFlower]

You know the best strategy to win a war against another country or to maintain control over your current regime is to incapacitate your opponent or those you wish to control and to render them weak, dumb, incapable, and turn them loose against their own kind. It's covert militia warfare. It's insidious. It's genius. It's war.

[@Pushing_Pixels]

You should call CPS and report her.

[@Goblonium]

@@Pushing_Pixels A lot of 'grown ups' are doing this stuff, its considered normal nowadays.

[@robinfox4440]

I remember seeing the degradation of morals and standards with Gen Z, and within my own generation too. It's been a steady march of declining standards and shirking discipline because we were collectively too terrified of traumatizing the kids or being mean. A whole bunch of academic papers and movements spawned basically saying that holding people to task and having standards of behaviour was "cruel", "traumatizing," unnecessary, and in the more ludicrous end of the scale, "based on oppression," "whiteness" and "white supremacy." It's a huge problem but it's systemic and didn't arrive here by chance. As a culture we forgot the meaning of discipline and ran away from things like public shame and consequences.

[@billyhargrove1405]

Just say you’re racist and hate racism being called out, okay boomer

[@brialapoint2608]

I was raised Christian. If people arr pushing Christianity i can guarantee that is a big part of thr problem.

[@john144]

@@brialapoint2608 Why is the "pushing of Christianity" considered to be an issue?

[@billyhargrove1405]

@@john144 because no one wants religion shoved down their throat

[@lerwin270314]

Back when I was a kid I used to think my parents were being unfair that they limit my usage of my computer and how they always make sure I get my homework done before tomorrow and all that stuff but looking back at it I am proud to say...that they should have been more stricter.

[@MoojinBoi]

*more strict lol

[@ReadyWillnnabel]

Frankly it is the fault of the school systems. When they started the whole “ no child left behind” bull. The school systems fail repeatedly by shoving kids through the system regardless of their ability because it costs to hold them back. Yes, some is the parents and their constant lack of teaching respect for teachers. As a boomer if a teacher even mentioned calling my parent or sending you to the office for behavior or not doing your work you actually prayed for god to take you because you knew your parents were going to punish you. As for you teaching your own child, then stop changing teaching formulas ( what idiot thought of core), stop accepting printed assignments and have them write it out, fail students or hold them back if needed, get them help if they have a learning issue and stop pacifying parents! However schools being run like a business has ruined education, instead of being able to teach it’s about running them through. An example is that our high school decided ( the school board) that they will no longer count days kids don’t show as long as they hand in their work. Then complain that kids don’t know how to be responsible and show up for work? Or that they just google and hit print instead of learn…..

[@St4rG4cha]

The fact that these kids have the guts to yell at their teachers and stuff like that is bizarre to me. I have so much social anxiety I could not ask teachers questions and talk to people I didn't know and I lost all my friends from elementary when I got to 7th grade I had to switch to online classes because I was just stressed out

[@1unpaid_intern]

As somebody who graduated from german Gymnasium (grades 5 to 12/13) in 2023, I noticed a similar trend here too when it comes to respecting the older students. When I was in 5th grade and accidently ran into a year 11 or 12 (e.g. because I was in a rush) then I'd immediatly apologize. But when that happened to me the last two years none of them ever apologized for almost running me over, sometimes even laughing at me when I stumbled or got angry at them. Another thing that had me completely flabbergasted, was these 5th graders just cutting the lines at the cafeteria, right before us older students and the flipping teachers!

[@gavrilofahrenheit2581]

Bruder ich fühle dich

[@klaplays8853]

Dang

[@nelsama0881]

Ist mir auch passiert.

[@joshmillere6263]

well that was just you who apologized in your story, maybe you were an outlier and people weren't as respectful as you remember, or that maybe you just happened to bump into the outliers who were rude.

[@1unpaid_intern]

@@joshmillere6263 Well maybe it's not as bad as it seems to me, but after they cut the line at the cafeteria I and a few friends talked about it with two teachers during lessons and they agreed that there are a lot more rude kids doing increasingly disrespectfull things. (Made me feel like a grandma because "in ye good ol'days that would have never happened and the kids today are just hopeless")

[@JJack-x9k]

As a Gen Z guy, I am much more scared for the future generation than my own now.

[@-BenGaming-]

When your teachers say “in all my years of teaching you are the worst class” they are telling the truth

[@radicant7283]

There used to be a thought experiment on 4chan: what if you raised a child in captivity where their only connection to the world was a PC with an internet connection that could only browse 4chan. What kind of deranged adult would they be etc? And, well, now we've got a whole generation of that. 😬

[@hhaste]

4chan is mostly responsible for the current conspiracy culture. The general public is so low IQ, they believe anything they read online.

[@xavierwalko4175]

I think TikTok is worse brain rot then 4-chan somehow, at least there you get bullied off of it in the first 5 seconds.

[@HopeWithoutHorror]

Yeah… god help humanity. Even the thought of the future is going to make me pass out…

[@SiIIyLittleGoober]

@@xavierwalko4175 Yeah, tiktok is 100% worse because it learns what you like and it feeds you that kind of content so you keep coming back 😣

[@glitter_fart]

they made ai's they took offline that were exactly that.

[@The_Keh27]

I was born in 81, so either considered a millennial or a "Xennial." If I was ever informed by a teacher that my kids couldn't read, write or respect authority at school, they wouldn't see a screen or outside until they learned. Luckily, we taught them the basics BEFORE they even started kindergarten (both have now graduated from high school - and one is even on the spectrum).

[@truthseeker9249]

THANK YOU! Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you. That's exactly what I'm going to do. ABC mouse and every other educational website I used in Elementary school as soon as they hit PREschool. And they will be watching Schoolhouse Rock all throughout they're childhoods. So when they learn about government, planets, nouns and adjectives, and multiplying by 3 in school; they'll know all the answers because they'll remember the songs. That's how I did it. There is no way I will be getting a phone call from our kids teachers telling me they're not able to read. And by the way I'M on the spectrum. I have Asperger's. And my boyfriend strongly suspects he has Autism in some form as well because we have a lot of similar difficulties. At the very least mental stuff runs in my family so I'm sure at least one of our kids will have it. But we'll make sure that doesn't stop them from at least succeeding somewhat in school. Also he and I are both Gen Z. But luckily he and I are some of the GOOD ones.

[@samael9676]

Your gen x gen millennial started in 84

[@The_Keh27]

@samael9676 there doesn't seem to be an exact concensus on which years are what. Many places I've seen state 81, but I've seen 80-83. Either way, I'm definitely in that micro generation Xennial

[@escapetherace1943]

Teachers shouldn't have to teach your kids how to read and write from scratch. If you didn't begin teaching your child the alphabet in year 1 and if your kids cannot read basic sentences by age 4 you're a failure as a parent. My parents weren't perfect but I had a high school reading level by 3rd grade, I can't imagine living life without being unable to read.

[@The_Keh27]

@@Axis32109 2? no. but by 5 (when they started kindergarten) they could at least write their names and a few simple words, as well as read at an age appropriate level. And that was with the added bonus/challenge of their grandmother also teaching them French.

[@MZIH]

I remember a 5th grade classmate I had who was only in the US for 2 years have a 4th grade reading skill. That’s a pretty big amount of learning accomplished in only 2 years, which can only be done today with 7 years of education and 2 extra years of basic socialization.

[@hag8752]

The difference is their parents came here because they loved their children and probably raised them better because of it. Parents are the problem almost everytime

[@Bruh-ri9iz]

as a gen alpha kid who is actually normal i can say that my classmates cannot spell the word "feel" i am sad for them.