The country is experiencing a major teacher burnout right now, and has been for quite a while. Obviously, COVID only exacerbated issues that were already present. But beyond dealing with grossly low wages, a neverending list of extra responsibilities and battling against phones for attention…there’s a more existential shift in students that’s making teachers become both disillusioned with their vocation, and concerned about this younger generation.
Recently, someone considering becoming a teacher asked other more experienced educators on Reddit to share “biggest difference you see in kids from the time you started teaching to right now in 2024?” The responses offer a bluntly candid glimpse of some of the challenges faced in schools todayâbut there are also some positive nuggets thrown in.
Below are some of the top answers.
1. _”Level of curiosity… [it’s] 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’ or ‘Who cares? Just mark it wrong.'”_â<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Teachers/comments/1didvwj/comment/l9387of/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share
