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Gen Z Arriving at College Unable to Read (futurism.com)

submitted 2 months ago by transscribe9468@literature.cafe to c/books@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://europe.pub/post/9268729

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[–] lolo@sh.itjust.works 28 points 2 months ago (20 children)

This might be a dumb question, but how did they get into college?

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 35 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

It looks like they can read, they're just not understanding what the concepts are. I think it's like having face blindness or ADHD, you try to work around it, with some being more successful at it than others.

It’s worth pausing here to point out that you can’t really blame younger people for struggling at what were once seen as academic basics. The school system is in shambles, their education was bisected by the COVID pandemic, and they’re been reared in a world that’s increasingly deemphasized reading in favor of videos, voiceovers, and other emerging forms of communication.

[–] eleijeep@piefed.social 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

and they’re been reared

Was this article written by a Gen Z author?

[–] RickyRigatoni@piefed.social 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Are you a Gen Z?

[–] eleijeep@piefed.social 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Nice reading comprehension.

[–] RickyRigatoni@piefed.social 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What if the real gen z was the me

[–] cv_octavio@piefed.ca 1 points 2 months ago

How many coke bottles did you accidentally?

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