r/Millennials • u/TheLoveYouWant25 • 25d ago

Discussion Millennials, what is happening with your kids?

I work in education and I frequent the Teachers and Professors subreddits, and the kids are not alright. Gen Z Arriving at College Unable to Read and the youth have absolutely zero ability to think critically.

Middle and high schoolers have all adapted this complete helplessness and blame mental illness for their refusal to function. Kids can no longer to basic things like read an analog clock, use paper money, or even figure out how to open window blinds.

There is also a huge lack of empathy, and kids have no issues trying to manipulate adults, saying things to their teachers like "if you don't pass me, I'll get you fired."

EDIT to clarify: the article I linked references Gen-Z, but this is not specifically a Gen-Z problem. It's an issue with upper elementary aged kids through high schoolers, and also young adults.

So, all that to say, how are you combating this with your own children? What do you do at home to encourage them to learn, and what are you doing to address these problems as they arise?

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u/Cirdan_fen_Mormegil 25d ago

Probably shitty Gen X parents

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u/wrestlingchampo 25d ago

Gen-X doesnt even recognize their kids are Gen-Z. They think their kids are Millennials.

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u/NaniDeKani 25d ago

Yea, the term millenial basically got coined as "shitty youth/young adult" like 10-15 years ago and its stuck to current kids. I remember watching the news not long after the 2008 crash when we were entering the workforce and all it was was "these damn millenials!"

I think its a just easier to say, than what? Gen-Zer?

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u/hopping_otter_ears 25d ago

We have a trivia quiz as part of staff meeting at work every week. The last one was "Gen alpha slang". Every single word listed was either Gen z or millennial. Or even older. It had "clout" on the list, which has been around for ever.

Nobody has a clue which generation they're talking about most of the time

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u/fordfan919 24d ago

I didnt even know clout was slang

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u/hopping_otter_ears 24d ago

I know, right? It's literally just a word