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I do think, many older people look at today's young ones and think they're all stupid. And, perhaps, we see the pod-eaters and fall for that old saw. But the Boomers were all a bunch of drugged-out hippies, the GenXers were a group of self-indulgent depressed grungers, and now Millenials are snowflakes.

The reality is, many stupid elders of each generation look down on the young ones. Further, since the old fogeys are usually the ones writing the articles, they blast and bash the youths...fully ignorant of how THEIR generation was allegedly bunch of dopes 30-50 years prior.

Each generation, to be sure, doesn't place the same emphasis on what is important as the prior generation. It could be argued that since Sputnik, the hard sciences have been championed more than liberal arts. And, to be fair, STEM jobs tend to pay better than an English major. I don't recall my Dad's generation talking about integral calculus at the barbecue.

But it is worth reminding the old timers that it is the PARENT'S primary job to raise their children, not the state. Even if they outsource that part of their God-mandated job to a private school, it doesn't negate their responsibility.

The punchline, therefore, is that the academic 'failing' of the youths is really the fault of the article writers. Look in the mirror, people: if today's kids are really stupid, rather than blathering on through some article, maybe these people should put away their keyboard and talk to their children. They'd be amazed at what they'd learn.