In my experience they either shape the frack up or they get fired real quick. Kids aren’t quite as bad as the article makes them out to be by in large, they learn fast that what they learned in school in that regard is worthless or they don’t make money.
Some kids can see through the ruse of current feel-good education and actually demand of themselves and their teachers something more. But there are far too many that come to high school having been told they are making progress when, in fact, they have not (or have not made enough significant progress.) Far too often, the result is a child with a warped sense of both expectation and accomplishment. Said student will not work/learn but expects to be passed with his minimal efforts.