Posted on 08/24/2022 7:05:58 AM PDT by Red Badger
Has the American education system completely collapsed? Considering college students seem more likely to be able to recite the first names of the Kardashians than the first President of the United States, it seems clear we’re well beyond collapse. Our education system is already a dust heap and the video below demonstrates that clearly.
It’s anecdotal evidence, but any of us who have engaged with college-aged Americans on a regular basis know that these dimwits are not the exception. They are the norm. Watch:
NEW VIDEO: Gen Z Fails To Answer The EASIEST Questions. VIDEO AT LINK....................
It’s a generational issue, as the original poster noted. It’s not just college students today. It’s “Gen Z” that is failing, or to be more accurate, it’s Gen Z that the education system has failed. More time and effort is spent trying to get kids to change their pronouns than on American history. More emphasis is placed on Critical Race Theory than basic geography.
Perhaps the most telling answer to one of the simple questions was when they were asked what the capital of the United States is. Someone questioned whether the United States had a capital. In fact, TWO respondents questioned it. Considering the current state of the union and the void of leadership coming from DC, they may be closer to the truth than most realize.
Daily Wire author Matt Walsh hit the nail on the head:
Gen Z is the most educated generation in American history and also the dumbest. Kids filter through the education system for a decade and a half or even longer and come out on the other end knowing absolutely nothing. The system is a catastrophic failure and should be demolished.
The people aren’t just college-aged. They’re of voting age. We can blame corporate media, Big Tech, mobile devices, and our failing education system for the collapse of American society in one generation.
they are making a case for school choice
And all the ‘we love teachers’ signs are rather concessions to mob think.
Those who hate bullies are the same ones who removed wolves from Yellowstone almost destroying the entire eco system. Look it up, unless you are too lazy and would rather argue than think.
Well...I do believe “dumb” is the wrong word.
I saw an interaction where college kids were asked about various Constitutional Amendments, no clue. Then they asked, “whom was Brad Pitt married to prior to Angelina Jolie?” - followed with the instant answer “Jennifer Aniston!”. They’re not stupid. They’re distracted.
However, it isn’t all of them. It’s easy to cherry pick interactions and make a video. We must also consider the responsibility each of us should carry, they’re a product of the world we’re handing them. Would we be any different? I think not.
They are too busy watching TikTok.
Most of the bullies I recall from school ended up either working in menial jobs or became convicted felons.
Predators make the rest of the herd stronger. Society has abandoned the strong to give more to the disfuntional. We don’t give scholarships to smart people, we give them to dumb people with higher skin tones, the darker the better.
That’s DUMB!
But your school didn’t have any shooting did it?. The bullies did their job. They outgrew their job and didn’t adapt. Iow,, you should still be thankful someone kept the weirdos in line.
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They’re not stupid. They’re ignorant.
You can fix ignorant.
Stupid is forever....................
Not any at the school.
But there was a shooting at a party involving two 16 year olds from that school. One went away in a body bag, the other got 25 years. And that was at a time when such things didn’t happen in the suburbs.
“...They aren’t stupid, they are LAZY, self centered, and have never been forced to give more than minimal effort.”
10-20 years ago I would have said draft their worthless asses and their DI’s would make their minds right. Not an option anymore with the woke military.
Morlocks and Eloi.
Make your choice.........................
Yes, they should be called Generation L for lazy.
One part of their education that is almost entirely neglected is a summer job.
Does any teen get a job anymore? How many get a job in the field, or cut firewood to sell, or paint houses, etc. like many of us did starting at 11 or 12 years old?
Trends come and go.
Boomers: “I can’t believe I wore that”
Gen X: I can’t believe I had my hair like that”
Millenials: I can’t believe I was Goth”
Gen Z: “I can’t believe I cut my d*ck off!”
Stupidity is forever.
Indeed Jay Leno did a bit on his show he asked college kids questions he proved how dimwitted they are.
Many of them don’t even have 12th grade math and reading skills yet a college will except them $$$$$$$$$$.
“Why aren’t those of younger generations more curious?”
Intellectually lazy.
We pushed way too many to go to college who didn’t belong there (as a way of keeping the unemployment figures low). All one has to do is look at the steadily declining SAT scores over time to see that is the case.
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