The world is constantly changing, and with it, so are people. However, since the process is gradual, it's difficult to see the results unless you zoom out and look at a broader period.
So Reddit user Vinnymacaroni made a post on the platform, asking teachers to share all the differences they notice in today's children compared to when they started working.
"I've been curious about teaching myself and recently had a thought," the Redditor explained. "I'm just curious to hear from a teacher's perspective because who would know kids better [...], right?"
And they delivered—the thread has hundreds of answers, with educators sharing their personal thoughts on the matter. Here are the most upvoted ones.
#42
The maturity level has been reduced about three or four years since I started in 1990.
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16points
#43
You are going to see a lot of the same responses, so I thought I'd add a couple of variations:
1) level of curiosity . . . almost non-existent today. When I started in the 90s, there were always a handful of students in every class that wanted to know "why?", but in recent years, it's either "just tell me the answer" (If they haven't already Googled it) or "who cares? Just mark it wrong".
2) parents' belief that any parent-directed time out of school (vacations, family reunions, etc.) are just as - if not even more - valuable as being in school. (On top of this, I am expected to provide makeup work for students that have missed days for this - ha!).
1) level of curiosity . . . almost non-existent today. When I started in the 90s, there were always a handful of students in every class that wanted to know "why?", but in recent years, it's either "just tell me the answer" (If they haven't already Googled it) or "who cares? Just mark it wrong".
2) parents' belief that any parent-directed time out of school (vacations, family reunions, etc.) are just as - if not even more - valuable as being in school. (On top of this, I am expected to provide makeup work for students that have missed days for this - ha!).
14points
#44
At the highschool level it's participation in extracurriculars. It's hard to get kids to join clubs and what not.
13points
#45
They are just so much more casual with people in positions of authority. .
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11points
#46
Over my 11/12 years honestly.... very little really.
Lazier hair.
Fashion has looped back around and now all of my clothing from high school is in style.
I guess kids are way less aware of what is happening in the world than 10 years ago since people don't watch TV news anymore or get newspapers, they aren't passively exposed as much. Though I still think the average kid today is more informed than the average kid pre-internet.
Lazier hair.
Fashion has looped back around and now all of my clothing from high school is in style.
I guess kids are way less aware of what is happening in the world than 10 years ago since people don't watch TV news anymore or get newspapers, they aren't passively exposed as much. Though I still think the average kid today is more informed than the average kid pre-internet.
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10points