when my class asked my math teacher how we are going to using the crap we are learning in everyday life she said "everyone of you are preparing for jobs and some of those jobs aren't even around yet so all you can do is remember what I teach and prepare yourself for the unknown" I will always remember that. I love that teacher.
@@kingdededelicious My viewpoint is that no single class, no single concept or idea can be considered . Getting an education is a difficult and long process and the success of it lies mostly in the process and not the material.
My math teacher said most of us are not going to use much past algebra 2. We are just expanding our brain and learning docus so when we get a specific job we can learn faster and easier
"teachers are better than kids at tech these days" I have only ONE teacher that is better than the students at tech, and he's the TECH TEACHER. I had a teacher set fire to a projector because she pressed the powerbutton so many times it overheated. Kids have to tell teachers how to turn off autoplay on youtube.
I was better than my tech teacher at highschool, he would ask me sometimes to write basic code for him mid class and everyone thought I was a genius. Granted I only knew basic stuff and the reason for that is I at some point wanted to make a videogame. I never made a videogame but hey I know JavaScript and C# so it's cool flexing basic stuff on people when I can.
Honestly I disagree with the ones that say we’re entitled, I think I know more people who would rather struggle with something than go to the teacher for help, and kids who would rather have something not go their way than make a scene
The thing about life is that the squeaky wheel tends to get the grease. Teachers remember the students they interact with the most, that's generally not the quiet kids. Also, every generation says the one after them is entitled. Nothing new there. The big difference has to be the easy access to technology/internet. When I started school we used the library and encyclopedias and I read books for hours every day. By the time I graduated high school we had a smart phone and used the internet for 90% of research. Made things much easier really.
The amount of conflicting answers should make it obvious this is a case by case thing, so many of those replies are "Kids are definitely more entitled these days", while others are the opposite, "Kids are much nicer these days". There are things like locations, how the people in those locations grew, and the teachers themselves making the comments, because it's very likely they aren't as objective as they'd like to sound. So even if someone makes a generalized statement, there may be some truth to it, but it's never, ever going to be 100% accurate, because there are always going to be lil' shits, and great people, and everything in between.
I think I've noticed through observing my mom as she teaches her high schoolers that the ok to great students all are as you describe them, but the terrible to ok students all expect not to fail even if they do nothing the whole semester. I think this is true.
My grandfather was in public education for over 40 years, and he says that students for the most part have gotten much, MUCH nicer. He also swears that tech like smartphones and tablets are God's gift to man because encyclopedias are annoying.
@@kyle18934 nah, that was a little before my time. I was in elementary school during the last years of the encyclopedia era; once I entered the 5th grade, encyclopedias were obsolete
@@tr4nsg0th1ca idk I just remember those terrible books that if you got a detention you got the honor of learning to write a page or half page of the dictionary lol.
"I think many teachers now know more about technology than the students" Our teachers literally have to have training days on how to use Google classroom. They can barely work their PCs half the time. Our new IT guy knows probably about as much about computers as I do and he is still employed/actually helps the teachers sometimes. Yeah some people don't seem to get computer no matter what their age but younger generation will always pick up technology better. I dread the day when I can no longer keep up with the tech :/
I'm assuming the IT guy knows a little less about Instagram and tiktok than you, but I'm certain that he knows more about networking, administration and diagnostics than you do. Source: Am IT boi
@@I_Mark_Mills hi I am the child of an IT mom I don't know anything lol just basics although mom used my want for extra allowance as a way to get help with her work when she did work in IT from home had something to do with deleting certain files which yall do alot so she told me which ones and I did so for extra cash lol
@@cuddleshobbies6642 Not sure what files you're talking about. Temp files maybe? If you leave them build up long enough, they can take up a lot of space. Pretty cool that your mother does IT. I spent 3 years in college doing system support, and there wasn't a single girl in my class lol
meh its mostly people who are like 50+ who didnt have any kind of real computer outside thos giant things that arnt even as powerful as a smartphone from 2005
I think one of the biggest differences is the amount of people who are open about their sexuality. I was talking to my mom and brother about it and they asked why there seemed to be so many lgbtq+ people at my school. It’s because people feel more comfortable coming out.
Yeah there are lots of students who are open about it. Although people still use gay as an insult but that's just expected with stupid teens. However it's changed quite a bit.
Yeah, being different back then was seen as a negative, but now kids just don't care. It's the best way of going about it. Most schools I've seen are trying to do the whole shoving LGBTQ stuff down the kids' throats thing, and it's not helping at all. Just don't make it an issue, and it won't be an issue.
i think that it’s funny half the people are saying we’re disrespectful and unfocused and unmotivated etc. because they’re the generation that raised us 🤷🏽♀️
Don't worry about it too much. Every older generation seems to say that. Aristotle wrote about how disrespectful the younger generation is all the way back in ancient Greece! Just try not to be the old stereotype, ya know? :P
I was a student in 2000, started studying Education at uni in 2010, and now in 2020 have been teaching for 5/6 years. One of the big changes I've noticed is how students respond to people with disabilities. I was bullied terribly in high school as I have Cerebral Palsy, but as a teacher I've never had a negative word said to me. I get questions about it as students want to understand, and there's definitely a lot of empathy, which makes work a nicer place to be.
Ella Reichert yup it just happen to me at a younger age than usual😂I freed myself from the awkward phase when I was 13 and it started when I was like 10 lmao
FriendlyNeighborhoodGiant G you’ll be saying the same when you’re 24 about your current age now. You just don’t realize how awkward/cringe you still are.
15:04 If the kids are perfecting school, which should be an environment geared towards their learning and not handing out busywork, then what does that say about school?
11:26 It's not that copying fill in the blank notes is hard, it's that if you're having kids do that on the regular, you probably arent a great or interesting teacher and it feels like a waste of time
I thought my history teacher said something that fit this. He said if you make kids just memorize the dates and battles in order you are not a good teacher. A good history teacher teaches why things happened. Yes dates and time lines are important, but getting into the true reasons on how events happened is where real history teaching is at. So getting kids to memorize randome facts is useless. Getting kids to understand what they learned is the true goal
Right? I like fill in the blanks as like a way to have quick notes, but not when they are on the regular. Like, okay, can we do some sort of hands-on project now?
Depends on where you are in the world some countries like Australia don’t have middle schools. They go from elementary (0-6) then highschool (7-12). It can also very in what grades. When I was living Canada, Saskatchewan ( a province) there wasn’t any either but high-school didn’t start until grade 9.
Peppa pig is one thicc Bih I’m a junior but each year freshman’s get smaller and smaller to the point where you doubt there supposed to be there. I entered hs at 6’0 120 and I’m now 6’2 150 . Maybe I’m a outlier but I promise I haven’t seen a freshman that could be mistaken for anything else other than a freshman
I think students aren’t dressing more normal, I think it’s that the internet brought us together more and made us realize that the emo kid and preppy kid have more in common than they realize. So now it’s not about feeling like an outcast and trying to stand out as much as you can, it’s just kids dressing how they feel most comfortable and to their favorite aesthetic. Kids are dressing very differently but they aren’t trying to stand out and be visibly different than the normies. Also I think before there was a big separation between groups and now people accept and encourage expressing yourself and doing your own thing.
Exactly this. In high school movies and stuff the way someone dresses is part of their character. Real HS students couldn't care less. You have girly clothes? Idc, just be nice. You dress weirdly? As long as you don't act rude, do whatever you want.
Emo kids arnt gone. We exist as eboys and egirls I hope people know im not saying theyre the exact same thing, there are still emo kids that call themself emo kids and then there are the eboys/egirls. When i mean they Arnt gone i mean alot of the stylistic aspects arnt gone.
@@moonlightcreasant just because you are similar (at which i completely disagree, emos dress dark and cool while y'all just part your hair and lip sinc Lady Gaga) does not mean you ARE them.
for the "kids are nicer" one its mainly just bc everything else (adults, the government, a lot of public figures we look up to) have failed us in at least one or more regard so we just ended up more grounded i guess?? also the constant reminders of war and death via 9/11, shootings, etc have given us a greater respect for life
Ive kinda given up trynna be nice the always treat me like im 5 and im always reminded about the wars like ill try to be nice but you know shit goes down some times
@Electric Sheep honestly? i have little to no idea why 9/11 specifically happened. i know that america was controlling parts of that area for decades before it happened, and after i think making a false promise started a rebellion of sorts, and that it resulted in the war on terror. but i could not give you any specifics. we were never taught it merely because its something i believe most people didnt think we needed to be taught.
I think it’s also partly due to the public becoming ever more aware that democracy in America is dead. If the votes of the majority actually counted Trump would have lost in 2016 and Bernie would have gotten the Democrat Party nomination.
My aunt is a teacher and the biggest things she’s said. Cliques have largely disappeared/become more amorphous as people’s interests have changed. Bullying is mostly online at this point and anything in person is much more serious than it used to be (usually leading to some kind of shouting match and/or physical fight). Helicopter parents could be scientifically proven to be a serious detriment to the kids (I hope this one goes the way of the dodo very soon as it help NOBODY in anyway). More successful teachers appear to be the ones who are effectively able to teach while maintaining more casual relationship with their students (This is more from my perception than hers), someone in the vid said it perfectly “teachers aren’t really seen as a huge authority figure anymore and are treated more like older and higher ranking work place colleagues.” (Think of it like having a good manager who interacts with you in a good way while still doing their job and me doing mine vs. having a boss who is an asshole and very authoritative.) Home ec that isn’t cooking died off right after i went through it (things like sewing, basic home repair, etc). I really wish they would bring that back to and maybe add on shit like how to deal with your person taxes and shit. The by far biggest one is tech’s impact on kids. Most communication is not in person now but is done via some form of social media or other platform. The other part of the the tech thing overall is kids glued to their phones. It wasn’t as common for people in my class as it is now but it still happened. What I saw that led better results in terms of learning more of the material and better test scores was if you’re teaching don’t let kids be on the phones but if your not lecturing kind of turn blind eye to it. Tbh it’s only 1in every like 50 to 60 kids who can’t focus on the task at hand and check their phone here and their while most Just want to listen to music while they work and do something that isn’t sitting around and twiddling your thumbs or doing more work. Until schools can find a balance with the use of personal electronics there will be a permanent problem with them (cause there is no getting rid of them at school, mine tired and failed horribly).
I think the reason parents seem to be "worse" is because we remember how unfair teachers can be and we dont want our kids to deal with authority figures abusing their power like we did
Ikr. Especially when it comes to teachers bullying kids. When I was a kid there was a girl who was being bullied by her classmates. When she talked about it to her teacher, the headmaster literally made fun of her in front of the entire class. Headmaster mocked her for not knowing how to take a joke and said it was her fault she didn't have friends. Not to mention the group punishments for petty stuff like one of the boys missing the toilet in the bathroom.
I'm not denying there are shitty teachers who bully, but there are probably also a lot of parents who were lazy and/or disrespectful little shits as kids and never gained enough self-awareness to look back and say "Oh, my teacher wasn't just being mean, I really was being a distraction" or "maybe they wouldn't have acted that way towards me if I had actually ever done my homework." And look, I had undiagnosed ADHD through my entire education and regularly missed homework assignments starting in 5th grade, so I know damn well sometimes that stuff really isn't your fault, but somehow I managed to stay on all my teachers' good side. All I'm saying is, there's sticking up for your kid and then there's enabling your kid's bad behavior. I have a cousin who, regardless of why my aunt was called in (physical fights, vaping, failing half his classes without having any learning disabilities), she would just go into full "protective" Mama Bear mode, because "you're supposed to stick up for your kids no matter what!" He's not even really a bad kid, last time I saw him he mostly just sat quietly reading a Robert Jordan book. But his mom cultivated all of his worst impulses by basically assuming his teachers were out to get him when they really were just trying to help.
I, the deaf freshly-diagnosed-at-nearly-30-autistic kid, was told I didn't know what bullying was all throughout middle school. While the kids were whistling painfully, ("oh just ignore it. Hey why have you turned your aids off and why aren't you listening to us????") opening sign-swearing at me at lunch and making fun of anything I aid I liked, which is why I don't share anything anything I enjoy nowadays without massive trust and caution. And then the teachers told me I was just making excuses. So all I learned is that I'm a liar, especially if I can't think of the right words to explain something.
When I was in high school my parents commented how different the relationships between teachers and students were different. I was very close to a lot of my teachers and it was a really supportive environment not just for academics but for mental health as well. “Back in their day” they said it wasn’t like that at all, and more often than not had an antagonistic relationship with their teachers
I was emo in the beginning of highschool (2014) I'm 20 now and have been involved in the goth subculture since I was 16. Idk what they're talking about. There are definitely a lot more people that think they're goth that aren't now though.
I think there are simply more subcultures and that's shifted what's considered normal. I'm a sweet lolita but I don't get bullied for when I dress strangely (people only mention it if they're going to compliment me). Goth kids definitely still exist, and my boyfriend, who is an absolute nerd who would have been bullied if this was when my parents were in school, is actually very popular
Half of the stuff said in this video is crap. Especially the person who said that kids are becoming less techy and the teachers are techier. Like, I have to help teachers log into there computer sometimes or open the 'internet thing', they are not good with tech at all. Also, I bet a kid from the 200's couldn't do half the stuff that we're able to do these days when it comes to tech, like shutting down your mate's computer remotely or writing some pretty complex code for the class.
Well only a handful of people are good at coding that isn’t really affected by age Also how would you shut down somebody’s else’s computer (in case it’s not made up code?)
Saying books vanished is kinda wrong. Me, friends, my brother would get yelled because we would always be reading after finishing our stuff and that we weren't supposed to be. One of my old friends wasn't allowed to read at home. A lot of kids I know spend hours reading books. Like I'm going to spend a bunch of my birthday money on all of the Harry Potter books. All of the kids I know spend a lot of time reading books. And I mean Preteens not older Gen Z's . Like 9-12 year olds spend hours reading. We have book contests all the time. Maybe it's just my city, but for me at least my school and a bunch others have contests, and kids that spend hours reading.
@@DaneAraux I'm not sure, she said she wasnt allowed to read at home that all. I think her parents didn't want her reading all of the time. I'm not sure as I didnt really ask more about it.
Kids have been calling each other "gay" since the definition shifted around the 1940s. I'm closer to 60 than 50, and "gay" was a commonly hurled pejorative when I was a kid.
some teachers talked about kids not respecting them but i feel like some teachers got lazy in teaching. my teachers wouldnt help us learn just say that they are going to call parents, which to parents is very annoying
3:08 THAT IS TRUE. Pokemon is an amazing and surprisingly legitimate way to learn basic math. This is especially true for people who play competitively against other players.
It's just not as big a deal as it was 20 years ago. Sure, some kids might collect/play and show off to others but it's not like "OMG JOSH HAS A BLASTOISE LOOK!"
@@autobotrock4789 Sometimes I get the feeling that Nintendo games are more popular among people in their twenties or late teens than they are among actual children.
Maybe if teachers appreciated pokemon as a way to learn math, i wouldn't be failing algebra 5 times 😕.. why'd they have to make math such a damn boring subject
I used YGO for maths, honestly, Pokemon doesn't really have numbers that I learned anything from. YGO on the other hand, that was great for my dumb brain at least getting the hang of simple adding and subtracting.
Wym I’m a freshmen high school this is pretty much us we do our own thing little to no “ goth” or “ weird” kids pretty much everyone is normal and lots of people are openly gay
@@brooklynlewis8108 YOUR school, isn't the only school in the world either, Karen... Edit: We're ALL one person outta billions of people, what's your point? Answer: Nothing...
Ive kinda found that the humor has gotten alot darker I personally like it butcompared to like 20yr olds you dont hear em talking about really dark or deep jokes
I can agree with this. I have just recently gone to the beach and my sister had invited her friend, let's call her Lilly. Lilly brought her family and one family member was Lily's little brother around 6 or 7. Now Lily's little brother brought a friend and when I had come in for a break from swimming I had overheard Lilly's little brother and his friend talking about decapitating people's heads while making a whoosh noise and waving their hands around like they had a sword. Sure it is normal nowadays but still a bit dark for a 6 to 7 year old. I don't remember peers or myself when I was his age behaving like so. Additionally, Lily's little brother a few years back had punched me several times while screaming at me with theses words, "I am going to punch your balls and then slit your throat." Maybe anger issues I don't know but his generation seems a bit dark and violent.
Back when I was still in school, I used to leave my cellphone at home under my pillow everyday. I only ever really used it to text school friends before bed. One of those flip phones where when you wanted to take a selfie, you had to turn it around, duck face it, and hope you were fully in it xD
Back when I was in school, there were no cell phones (well, technically there were - but it was still experimental technology, no widespread networks)... and we'd get a week's suspension if we were caught with a *calculator*. Which was kind of an empty threat, as 8 digit 4 function LED calculators cost around $500, or about $1700 in 2020.
I assume if there as an emergency, time would be wasted calling the school, having someone find and tell you and you'd have to wait to be picked up by whoever to go wherever?
3:47 The story about how 2020 students have more empathy and are kinder honestly made me almost cry. I want to have children in 5-10 years, but I always think about how horrible it would be to try and educate and raise them in the state the world is right now. If I taught my child to be kind and caring and they went to school with another 19 terrible kids, that'd be pointless because they would just end up being poisoned by those. But this story gave me hope. Maybe the world is changing for the better after all? I want to believe
I think the world is getting better and worse at the same time (usually in different ways). This video both gave me hope and confirmed some fears I have.
I love the fact that most of them say kids are more kind and accepting than ever before. We got nowhere to go but up from here guys (If 2020 doesn’t kill us first).
@@cityfantv-everythingmancit2946 Yea tru... Maybe more so in countries where students are actually disciplined and have more respect for adults and peers
When I was In highschool I witnessed a great change in the general behavior with each passing year. When I was a freshman there were Jocks that went around messing with random people, the pretty girls gossip table, the nerd corner, and the outcasts outback. After that year, all the seniors left before fully imprinting it onto the freshman. As a sophmore I witnessed some really high energy freshmen, low energy seniors, and juniors that were confused. As a junior I saw hyper freshmen and high energy sophmores that were toning it down, the seniors were rather mature. As a senior I saw mature juniors, quiet sophmores and revering freshmen. From what I noticed is that friend groups started mixing and merging. The "popular" people shifted from looks to personality based. The one who commands the room stopped automating to the best looking, but the most well rounded. Idk why the groups started merging, but since I was a nomad type I would just drift from group to group based on what type of mood I was in that moment. Through the nomad's perspective, you get a good look at the different cores of groups. I noticed the cores stayed the same until they left, meaning if the old core was a senior who graduated, then the new core defected to the well liked. The most liked people tended to be well rounded people that always brought something to the conversation. Through a sort of evolution, the different groups would start gravitating towards the more mature person with a humor. I think the groups started merging here and there because others just abandoned their old group to follow a more palatable group each year. The crazy freshmen kept getting more crazy and younger somehow at the beginning of each year but they would always become tame by the end of the year. *TLDR: I'm tired and just ended up rambling on and on, anyways the people in highschools in general change due to trends. Trends are set by the seniors, then spread through the juniors, and copied by the sophmores, whilst the freshmen are a random grab bag of people who think they've grown up and are going to big kid school until set straight due to public backlash.*
I see that more in university than school - and it always amazes me... maybe I’m old school but I actually prefer taking notes than taking photos. I seem to belong to a dying minority but o well 🤷🏼♀️
Watching this as a high school student in 2020 is pretty interesting, I remember when I was in elementary school, I thought bullying was something that existed only in movies. I was friends with basically my entire class despite being the "quiet kid" and socially withdrawn. It's pretty cool seeing the difference in my generation and the past ones, while my generation definitely has our own problems (mainly low self-esteem and glorification of mental illnesses), it's pretty cool seeing how we as humans have grown over time. :D
Yeah lady, the reason that we are less willing to do things like fill in the blank on something is because we actually realize that it’s a busy work puzzle that is going to get us nowhere in life and never be useful. Much rather spend my time (after finishing the actual classwork) doing something that I like, or at the bare minimum is actually useful instead of getting bogged down in the sludge that is busy work 🙄
I kinda wish each story teller gave a background into the grades they've taught, the general socioeconomic levels, and the area where they're teaching. I feel those are all important to help better understand why they observe what they observe. I mean I know asking teachers about students based on generations is very generalizing itself, but I'm sure the differences in the generations growing up in maybe Los Angeles versus the differences in generations growing up in New York can be very different based on how those regional cultures have changed too
11:37 Kids calling kids gay happens so much that I am dumbfounded that this person said it hasn't been said. Kids and teens have been saying this since I was at least around 10ish. Additionally, I am not a fan of hip-hop or rap but most of the songs have racial slurs used, so therefore since those genres are so popular those slurs are almost ingraved into their minds so they use them often. So this post isn't all true from my experiences.
@@anastasial7687 I believe both areas would be saying these things, especially hood areas. I live in a rich area and these things are said as well, more and more as I got older.
When I was in undergrad, there was a little white girl that would always use the N-word. Loudly. In public. All of us would just kinda stare at her, but she never got it. Didn't help that her friends would always use it with her in private but complain when she used it in public. How about you just, I don't know, not use it ever? That would work.
The amount of teachers that say kids don't know how to use phones as tools is ridiculous. We know how to use them as tools. We choose not to. Y'all ain't more knowledgeable about them, we have no reason to actively research and we don't want to learn constantly. And my god that teacher who said we should have to ask to use the restroom because we're "untrustworthy". That's gaslighting at its most basic level. After the age of like 10, we shouldn't have to ask and be denied to piss. If they're "untrustworthy", send someone to walk them there.
Random fact; in Irish primary schools, it's a custom to have to ask for permission to go to the bathroom _as Gaelige_ , even though most of the schools are English-medium schools. Like, there'd be little-to-no emphasis on speaking Irish outside of the subject itself, but yet us students would still have to say "An bhfuil cead agam dul go dtí an leithreas?". We'd get denied if we asked the question in English
I think you misunderstood the bathroom part. The teacher said that she was just determining if a student could be trusted on a case by case basis, which is normal. Teachers are ultimately responsible for knowing where the students their teaching are at all times, so yeah, kids will always need to ask permission to leave class. It sounds like it’s much more free now than I was in school, if ppl can just announce they’re going to bathroom. We used a hall pass system. Essentially there was an object known as the hall pass and you would raise your hand and ask to use it for various things. Like restroom or getting something from locker you forgot, etc. And so only one student at a time could use the pass. So you’d hurry up to get back out of courtesy for anyone else that needed it.
23:38 That’s because kids are nervous that they are asking a stupid question and don’t want to be made fun of by other students, and it is more likely that this will make their question anonymous.
The whole "not wanting to copy notes" thing is a perfect example of not understanding current tech. Why would they want to hand write notes, when they could literally just pull up the actual notes on their phone and screenshot it for future reference. I get that writing stuff down is good for remembering the facts without having to check them. Still though, if the only goal is just to have the notes so you can study them in the future then writing them down is a waste of time. I can copy them by hand for my memory when i study them at home, i dont need to write them down just so i have them to begin with though
So many people keep saying that students are unmotivated and have no idea how to do things on their own without strict guidance which in some part is true, but I find it’s a fear of failure that dissuades them from even trying in the first place, and it’s not only because we’re babied like a lot of teachers and parents say. Everyone knows the saying “actions speak louder than words” so kids don’t just fear failure because they aren’t used to it, it’s also because we’re taught situationally contrary to what’s taught verbally, that failure isn’t acceptable so don’t even try.
I have a feeling that the teachers claiming modern kids are more narcissistic are 1) possibly projecting, 2) in a bad, upity/rich school, and/or 3) pissed off by the kids who challenge any wrongdoings perpetrated by adults and who have untreated crippling anxiety/depression and actually can't bring themselves to put in the work (because what's the point, right?). Sure, there's probably a small handful of actually entitled kid in every school, but they're not the majority; they're just ridiculously loud.
Just relating to some of these comments, I'm a 2020 graduate and we did 'disrespect' the teachers more than you would expect a couple decades ago. It's not because we think less of the teachers, or at least it isn't for me; it's because we don't see almost anyone as above us, even if they are in nearly every way. If someone is rude to me, I'll be rude back twice as hard. If they're nice to me, I'll be nice back twice as hard. If somebody jokes with me, I'll joke back twice as hard. They set the vibe and I just reflect it back. If that one teacher talking about students not even copying notes has that happen consistently, they're probably setting a bad vibe without realizing. And this is genuine, most older teens are vibe gods all the way nowadays. Also, when you ask to go to the bathroom, say "I'm gonna go to the bathroom, okay?" and already be *starting* to stand up but don't walk yet. It may not sound like a big difference from "May I go to the bathroom" while fully seated but it does in results. There's a subtle bias towards a positive answer in the framing of the question. It assumes that they're a secondary and you're only asking as an afterthought, they have to actively refuse you the right. When you say "may I go to the bathroom" you're placing that right in their hands from the very beginning. Framing things like this is something I really wish I had known how to do earlier in school. Also, it helps to make conversation with the teacher outside of class. Don't just tell them about things you like, but also engage them on shared interests and ask about their own hobbies if they're open. Not only can you find new interests, enjoy the conversation and form a genuine bond, but you'll also gain more privileges during class. If you ask to step outside to call your mom about something they'll be more likely to say yes. If you have to take an extra day on an assignment once in a while, they might not care. Of course this also applies to the age-old bathroom question that's plagued students and teachers since students and teachers have existed.
For the chance to fail (I believe as a student in later education) that is still so felt by kids. I remember a few years ago failing. In england there is no extra credit, there is no chance to make up a grade. You sit your exam and you get dealt a grade - be all and end all. During that time I was damn near delusional and when I got my life back on track and got my grades I wept for months and months and months because there was and will never be anything I can do about those grades. Naturally I am a slow learner and that is OK, but I put in so much effort into studying but there is no chance in england to have anything towards your grade before you enter that exam hall. Your teachers cannot recommend a grade, your work counts for nothing in class WHICH IS FUCKING WHY PEOPLE CANNOT BE ASKED TO DO THE CLASS WORK! So yeah professor doesnt understand how little we give a shit about a class assignment and how much we just wanna learn question stragy and what information we'll need. We don't give a crap about any colourful way of learning it.
Yeah, same here in Wales mate. Got my exam results on my 16th birthday, and cried in my room pretty much the whole day. I got a single C in RE, and everything else was D's, E's and F's. I don't give a shit now. It is what it is. Can't change it, so why bother even thinking about it? They really shouldn't make you do that shit at 15-16. If I did my GCSE's at 18, I'd probably be in a university right now. Instead, I'm joining the army because I can't get a job. 15 year olds don't care about putting the work in. 18 year olds have a better idea of what to expect when schools over.
I graduated HS in 2018, attempting to talk to someone in real life is considered rude and you should just send them an Instagram, don't have my insta? Then we shouldn't be talking. Two years in college and everyone goes out of their way to stay off the phone. Its so weird how it shifted so fast
Wow.. What a different way of communicating. Not everyone had a phone. Instagram was barely becoming a thing. Twitter was getting bigger as we were all starting to have phones. I got my first smart phone in 2012. Biggest things were sites like Myspace in late middle school which later became Facebook in high school. I remember the rich kid pulling out the first ipad during lunch and showing us how he can make pictures bigger and smaller with his fingers. I remember the rich kids all having itouches and that was amazing. It was an interesting transition period for technology, especially phones. (2012 graduate, not that far apart but 6 years makes a difference I suppose)
that pisses me off wo much, whenever i meet someone they ask if i have insta (which i dont) and if i say i dont they get disappointed one way or another and im a teen btw
I was in high school from 2005-2009 and there weren't any cliques or much bullying at my high school. It was a diverse place and everyone was very accepting of each other there. Even at the time, I thought that was really nice. And TH-cam still had that new car smell :)
1. One of the reason we are nicer is because instead of making others feel are pain we make sure they never feel less then. Unless we joke around which doesn't hurt. 2. More than half of us don't care about "trendy" 😂 we just want to be comfortable 3. We read alot on are phones or we are trying to learn new information or laugh to cope with our mental or physical problems. 4. We like books just not "the dairy of the lonely and boring soldier" sometimes. If u want me to add something feel free to comment.
I find it interesting that right now this was mostly focused on kids being less racist, but I know for a fact, just like slavery and other dark this before racism won't matter and it would seem like an issue of the past. We will just reclassify racism as hate against another. I think 40 years should be enough to cause this change.
Honestly, this idea was believed when millenials were kids. Racism would disappear, et cetera... And yet racism is more openly express than ever... It's depressing.
The biggest difference between 00, 10, and 20 kids is how vastly suicidal 2020 kids are compared to 2010 or 2000. In 2000 and 2010 you had your “group of emos” and when you heard someone from that group had disappeared, you weren’t really surprised. Now? I’ve seen “popular girls” with self harm scars, athletes with EDs that hospitalise them, band kids with severe mental health issues, etc. Kids now are so desensitised to death and worldly issues that they genuinely don’t give a fuck anymore. I’ve heard more than one kid say: “what’s the point of being alive when nothing I do will make a difference in the long run?”
Wow, the kids in highschool today are going through the same shit I'm going through in my 30's. Realizing there's not much you can do about life but do your best to make enough to survive.
At my school we can have our phones with us but they can't be distractions. If they are, the teachers will take them up. Obviously some students try to be on them they aren't supposed to though. However, we can use them as tools when allowed since we use online things a lot. We can have them at lunch too. So basically just don't use your phone unless allowed.
In my school, we aren't allowed to have our phones out unless we have permission. We are, however, transitioning to having all students have Chromebooks, because paper/pencil activities have no practicality in real life. Technology does, so they are making sure we know how to use it well. And yes, it is a bit redundant in this day and age, but you gotta make sure they understand.
I can see some of the advantages of having phones, our school just saw them as distractions and would give you a detention if they caught you with it even if off and if you refuse to hand it over it was an even longer detention. Everyone still carried them on them though.
Yeah we watch Netflix or instagram in class with earphones after we’re done with class work and hw. Most people don’t finish though. And as long as they are off while the teacher is lecturing or teaching we basically have access to our phones.
personally, i believe the increase in social media awareness is what played a major role in making gen Z generally "nicer" . We're now more aware of tropes like bullying, being unnecessarily douchey\violent, racist, homophobic and etc. It's gotten to the point where we are now actively making sure we aren't any of those things and actually be more empathetic it's kinda hard to explain but i guess as the generation who grew up with social media, we're now seeing a clear reflection of what our society is like and we're slowly shifting away from it's negative aspects while also inevitably seeping into new bad habits (aka too much screen time, lack of social interaction and mental illnesses)
12:31 i would say that at least in the USA a lot of high schoolers know that they actually do have to put in A LOT of effort if they want to have a chance of survival (getting a job which means getting into college and then being able to pay for it and being able to pay for food and shelter etc.) as an adult.
My mom says that kindergarteners no longer know how to use a computer mouse by the time they get to school. They all grew up with touch screens. Holding down the mouse and dragging something on the screen is a hard fine motor skill to learn.
Well, I'm not a teacher yet, and I know basically nothing about 2000 (I wasn't even born), but I got to student-teach (sort of-- not technically student teaching, but similar) in a 2nd grade classroom this year, and I would have been about the age of my 2nd graders in 2010 (woah, that doesn't sound right), so I can definitely find a few differences. The kids now are more able to use technology than I or my classmates were young. If we had been forced to do online school 10 years ago, nobody would have learned anything, because we would have been trying to figure out how to do all of our work online. Additionally, when the class got a reward, my class would almost certainly have asked for extra recess time, or a pajama party, or something like that. The 2nd graders this year almost unanimously asked for extra technology time each time they were given a class-wide reward that I saw. When I was in elementary school, we were clearly split into friend groups. Sure, in kindergarten we all mingled, but by the middle of 1st grade, we had split into groups that rarely mingled when we didn't have to. Now, all of the kids have their friends, but they happily play with anyone, and the lines between friend groups have gone from clear to blurred to almost non-existent. The kids I taught were also far more aware of what was going on in the world than my class ever would have been. Maybe it was just that there is a lot going on for them to be aware of (and, in way too many cases, afraid/anxious about), but I swear sometimes the kids would be coming into class chattering about some big event that I hadn't even heard about (but that I later fact-checked and found to be true). My class knew about the really big stuff that affected our daily lives, but even then sometimes we were totally clueless about important happenings. That's all I can think of right now, but if I think of anything else, I will come back and edit this. There's probably a lot I'm not thinking of, but it's almost 2 a.m. so... Yeah
I graduated a few years ago and still heard the "you wont always have a calculator in your pocket" like Im sorry teach but not only do I have a calculator in my pocket right now but it also doubles as the sum of all human knowledge
I keep on commenting but, i totally agree when one person said that now we welcome bad grades, probably cuz it already happened so why dwell on it? Mostly we try to get better grades tho :)
i like how the general idea is that students in 2020 completely break the stereotype for high school kids, wish more adults understood that our high school life is different to theirs
In high school I wore saddle shoes and was in the Ecology Club. The school had 3000 students and there were so many classes. We were all busy with school activities, but that was back in the day when school budgets were generous. I feel sorry for kids today.
I’m honestly confused at some of the comments. Like, where are these people teaching? It’s so different for us than how they describe it...At my school, yeah we are on our phones a lot but only when there isn’t work. Because there’s so much work, using your phone for a second can get you so far behind. Ig it’s about perspective...
Also, from listening to these stories I'm finding that behavioral differences between different generations seems to vary by region. From my perspective, mainly from talking with my youngest sister who is a freshman, kids in my area are definitely more empathetic towards one another. Humor has become more ironic, groups of friends seem to from around extracurricular activities and who generally gets along best with who. The biggest change at my schlol is much more tolerance for gender/religion/sexual orientation/race than there was when i was in school. I give credit to the new principal that came in during my last year; the old principal was old school and STRICT, the new principal brought more progressive ideas to the table which both me and my grandfather believe changed things for the better. So wholeheartedly, I can say the current crop of high schoolers right now will be just fine when they go out into the world.
Saying the kids don't want to copy things kinda makes sense. It can be just laziness, yeah, but at the same just think about how we were born when the internet was already a thing. There are always a lot of things happening, we have so much things to see and to learn (even if it's useless), like, even the music industry adjusted itself to the way people are nowadays. Like, songs that used to be like 4 or 5 minutes long now last 2 or 3 minutes, because no one wants to waste 5 minutes on a song when you could be listening to another one. It is a fact that doing the same thing, over and over again, especially if it takes a long time to get it done, is way more tiring to 2020 students than it was for 2000 students. Like, watch a teenager with his cellphone on hands. He's watching Tik Toks, then he's playing some game, then he's on Instagram and the he's texting someone. Teenagers are used to have so many options, so doing something that takes a long time is really boring
I’m now in college now but I feel like we look younger/ more childish than people our age before. Also, I’m from the Philippines and using phone whilst in class or during a discussion is crazy to me. We do it but we definitely try to hide it. Most of us use the good ol’ notebook and pen to jot down notes. We take pictures of the presentation but only if it’s allowed. Additionally, It’s weird to see someone use his or her laptop to write down notes. My professors want us to look at them when they’re talking, so we can’t be looking on our gadgets. As for the students, the studious type is considered cool now and we still have cliques. All in all, I feel like we’re living the life of students from year 2010 but with better electronics and clothes.
Me as a student over the years 2007-2009 The first IPhone,Notes,mp3 players note passing old social media and TH-cam.2010-2019 Texting,selfies,made fun of if you had outdated technology or didn’t have one,trying to be popular on social media,video editing,starting a conversation over text instead of in person or calling them on the phone.2020 The same at the beginning at the year and of course online school.
As someone with anxiety that makes talking to an adult a near impossible task, having teachers that listen to you is really important, my grades haven’t suffered as much as they could have because teachers understand that I can’t learn from a textbook and I need help quite often, having different and more practical ways of learning that keep me attentive are really helpful, also if you’re a teacher that thinks that kids that need help understanding what a textbook is saying by telling them to read the textbook is a good idea, be a decent person and explain it some of us just don’t have the ability to see the information in the textbook and be able to apply it to a subject
Senior here. I am only becoming less tech savvy in school. I absolutely hate working on laptops ALL the time. There’s so much to keep up with! I’d much rather go back to 6th grade and under when we wrote note with paper and pencil. Using laptops just suck.
i just realized why a few of my teachers didn't like me. I treat them like people, not superiors. if they say something thats just stupid,(I walked into the classroom and was told to put my phone in the box, i had my wallet blah blah blah. i reasoned with her and put it in my locker, which i was "late to class" when she told me to put it in my locker. got written up, in the end i won, i passed(she tried her best to fail me, how do i know? someone copied me and i got it wrong, they got it right... i brought it up to the student teacher, he brought it to the teacher and she came over and just said it was wrong... no reason to why it was wrong was ever brought up.)) i will not treat a teacher as some god or goddess, just as a person.
7:24 Aside from the schools themselves cause you being a sport person rather than learning person is more profitable for them so they will support sport teams more than some sort of 'Nerd' groups.
antwinettec exactly, i use to go to a public school and i now i go to a stem school for highschool, so many people are either really skinny or obese, smh
Another difference. When I was in high school from 1995-99 nobody cared about anything in the news or politics period. Or cared about anything really other than music and cars and girls/boys. Kids now are very aware of things happening in the world.
Ok I agree with the about first half of the video but after that a lot of people are saying we are getting lazy and not careing about out future. But tbh I think we care a lot more. I've been changing schools a lot lately bc family stuff and every school I've gone to kids there are really concerned for there future and trying to get scholarships at like grade 8
I feel like a lot of kids nowadays get into much harder drugs at much younger ages. I am in highschool myself so I haven't seen first hand what times past were like but I don't think kids were popping stimulants and antidepressants like they were candy in the 2000s, I could be wrong though.
You are wrong. I was sheltered but even I got to see a peer snorting an antidepressant in the middle of class. Later I found out he was the one who was most brazen about it and like a third of that class was doing similar. My school wasn't even that bad.
High school freshman/Year 10 (I'm British) here. Kids still call each other gay, and there is definitely less tolerance for special needs kids, at least where I am.
Yeah kids still call each other gay in Missouri but we have a lot of tolerance for special needs kids. Especially the (retards? For lack of better name) you will see try make them smile even when a teacher is talking to them
I wonder how much of this is telling about teachers than it is about students. You can definitely point out the teachers who just sound amazing and believe in the kids they're teaching vs. the boomers who think we're entitled, which is probably what their elders said about them when they were teens like us. Personally, I'd much rather have the former kinds of teachers teaching me tbh.
I graduated hs in 2010 and cell phones were barely a thing for us. Texting was T9, or if you were trendy, on a Sidekick-like-phone (I carried my phone and iPod sr year, no iPhone) and I don’t remember taking photos with it the way we do now. The internet was janky and slow. I had a razr phone even earlier then 2010 but it was only good for selfies and recording ringtones. Maybe a game or two. Technology wasn’t as big for me in school until I got to college. Crazy how things change!
I'm a bit younger than you are, but kids had phones around that time here. What's changed is how they're used, and how much they're used. We used to trade music and games through Bluetooth on the bus, haha. Don't suppose that's still a thing
I had a history teacher when I was in the 3-6 grade in the early 2000s and we used to trade PC games because he and I had similar interests in games, I miss that teacher, although I'm glad he's taken to being a driver's ed instructor in his retirement, I still get to see him once in awhile when he drives by with a student
As a high school student I really want the classes for next year to be online. Only go into the school a few times a week. Covid 19 really affected the way school can work. It shows that there is more then just one way. I could get a weeks worth of homework done in a day or two. And not have to waste so much time sitting in class listening to a teacher blabbing on when I could just be doing my work.
Teacher here! I feel that every child has immense potential. It's important that they feel supported in the classroom and at home, not micromanaged. As far as high school is concerned, we need to cultivate creativity and expression. We need to apply more real life skills and trades.
I’m not a teacher but work at a school. All the technology, the school I work at have ipad/chome books to use for school work and no more big textbooks and almost all work turned in online. With C19, all school work was sent via email and online classroom. If this happened when I was in elementary it would basically be summer and no work for 2 months until summer break
14:34 this is cap. I have yet to see a non-gen z/millennial teacher who is better than me at using a computer and even then they still take our suggestions when something isn’t working
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when my class asked my math teacher how we are going to using the crap we are learning in everyday life she said "everyone of you are preparing for jobs and some of those jobs aren't even around yet so all you can do is remember what I teach and prepare yourself for the unknown" I will always remember that. I love that teacher.
Haley Hannah Richardson prime number theory comes to mind with that
@@kingdededelicious My viewpoint is that no single class, no single concept or idea can be considered . Getting an education is a difficult and long process and the success of it lies mostly in the process and not the material.
My math teacher said most of us are not going to use much past algebra 2. We are just expanding our brain and learning docus so when we get a specific job we can learn faster and easier
Ludovic Bédard math is very useful.
Horny Women Pictures Presentes say that to a algebraic geomtryer and u might get more than u want
"teachers are better than kids at tech these days" I have only ONE teacher that is better than the students at tech, and he's the TECH TEACHER. I had a teacher set fire to a projector because she pressed the powerbutton so many times it overheated. Kids have to tell teachers how to turn off autoplay on youtube.
I was better than my tech teacher at highschool, he would ask me sometimes to write basic code for him mid class and everyone thought I was a genius. Granted I only knew basic stuff and the reason for that is I at some point wanted to make a videogame.
I never made a videogame but hey I know JavaScript and C# so it's cool flexing basic stuff on people when I can.
whoever said that was an idiot. at least half the class knew more abt tech than most of the teachers at my school
I had a technology teacher who couldn't even turn the ringer off of her iPhone. A TECHNOLOGY TEACHER
It’s actually really sad lmao. My mom is a teacher for like 25 years and I have to help her copy and paste on the computer
My mom needs me to put pictures into powerpoint and forgets her password a lot. She also couldnt turn up the brightness on her phone.
Honestly I disagree with the ones that say we’re entitled, I think I know more people who would rather struggle with something than go to the teacher for help, and kids who would rather have something not go their way than make a scene
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The thing about life is that the squeaky wheel tends to get the grease. Teachers remember the students they interact with the most, that's generally not the quiet kids. Also, every generation says the one after them is entitled. Nothing new there. The big difference has to be the easy access to technology/internet. When I started school we used the library and encyclopedias and I read books for hours every day. By the time I graduated high school we had a smart phone and used the internet for 90% of research. Made things much easier really.
All adults call kids entitled. Its not so much a generational problem as it is the natural conflict between people of different ages and maturity.
The amount of conflicting answers should make it obvious this is a case by case thing, so many of those replies are "Kids are definitely more entitled these days", while others are the opposite, "Kids are much nicer these days".
There are things like locations, how the people in those locations grew, and the teachers themselves making the comments, because it's very likely they aren't as objective as they'd like to sound.
So even if someone makes a generalized statement, there may be some truth to it, but it's never, ever going to be 100% accurate, because there are always going to be lil' shits, and great people, and everything in between.
I think I've noticed through observing my mom as she teaches her high schoolers that the ok to great students all are as you describe them, but the terrible to ok students all expect not to fail even if they do nothing the whole semester. I think this is true.
Even when humans cure cancer and colonize other planets, kids will still be playing with beyblades and pokemon cards.
As the should😤
Some things just never change :")
I'm still waiting for the day that wars may be fought with pokemon card or yu gi oh cards
Patrick Timothy war... war never changes
Exactly
My grandfather was in public education for over 40 years, and he says that students for the most part have gotten much, MUCH nicer.
He also swears that tech like smartphones and tablets are God's gift to man because encyclopedias are annoying.
Ugh do you remember writing a page of the dictionary down as punishment and pass time. Gosh learning tools were weponized as punishments
@@kyle18934 nah, that was a little before my time.
I was in elementary school during the last years of the encyclopedia era; once I entered the 5th grade, encyclopedias were obsolete
@@tr4nsg0th1ca I remwmber using them in 2008 ish I was in 4th grade then though the school was private so it might have been behind.
@@tr4nsg0th1ca idk I just remember those terrible books that if you got a detention you got the honor of learning to write a page or half page of the dictionary lol.
How are encyclopedias exactly annoying tho? I don't get it
The difference between 2010 kids and 2020 kids is 2010 kids actually went to school buildings while 2020 kids do online school
Only 2019 kids will remember school.
only og’s remember
Oh wait, forgot about that whole outside world thing.
Bro you just brought back memories
I was born in the 2000s, started scjool in like 2008/few years before 2010, and im in highschool now.
"I think many teachers now know more about technology than the students" Our teachers literally have to have training days on how to use Google classroom. They can barely work their PCs half the time. Our new IT guy knows probably about as much about computers as I do and he is still employed/actually helps the teachers sometimes. Yeah some people don't seem to get computer no matter what their age but younger generation will always pick up technology better. I dread the day when I can no longer keep up with the tech :/
I'm assuming the IT guy knows a little less about Instagram and tiktok than you, but I'm certain that he knows more about networking, administration and diagnostics than you do.
Source: Am IT boi
@@I_Mark_Mills hi I am the child of an IT mom I don't know anything lol just basics although mom used my want for extra allowance as a way to get help with her work when she did work in IT from home had something to do with deleting certain files which yall do alot so she told me which ones and I did so for extra cash lol
@@cuddleshobbies6642 Not sure what files you're talking about. Temp files maybe? If you leave them build up long enough, they can take up a lot of space. Pretty cool that your mother does IT. I spent 3 years in college doing system support, and there wasn't a single girl in my class lol
@@I_Mark_Mills I'm pretty sure that's what they are the temp files
meh its mostly people who are like 50+ who didnt have any kind of real computer outside thos giant things that arnt even as powerful as a smartphone from 2005
I think one of the biggest differences is the amount of people who are open about their sexuality. I was talking to my mom and brother about it and they asked why there seemed to be so many lgbtq+ people at my school. It’s because people feel more comfortable coming out.
Most kids nowadays could give less of a damn
Yeah there are lots of students who are open about it. Although people still use gay as an insult but that's just expected with stupid teens. However it's changed quite a bit.
First name Last name it isn’t just Americans that use it. It’s quite common in other countries too
@@brianisme6498 yeah
Yeah, being different back then was seen as a negative, but now kids just don't care. It's the best way of going about it. Most schools I've seen are trying to do the whole shoving LGBTQ stuff down the kids' throats thing, and it's not helping at all. Just don't make it an issue, and it won't be an issue.
i think that it’s funny half the people are saying we’re disrespectful and unfocused and unmotivated etc. because they’re the generation that raised us 🤷🏽♀️
Gen X'ers were always called slackers
Don't worry about it too much. Every older generation seems to say that. Aristotle wrote about how disrespectful the younger generation is all the way back in ancient Greece! Just try not to be the old stereotype, ya know? :P
Heinous Tentacles ehh i don’t really think all of them are slackers.
Wolf Works that’s true haha
@@brih9613 yeah I'm just pointing out how ironic it is
I was a student in 2000, started studying Education at uni in 2010, and now in 2020 have been teaching for 5/6 years. One of the big changes I've noticed is how students respond to people with disabilities. I was bullied terribly in high school as I have Cerebral Palsy, but as a teacher I've never had a negative word said to me. I get questions about it as students want to understand, and there's definitely a lot of empathy, which makes work a nicer place to be.
Ok, the "awkward phase" is still very much a thing
Ella Reichert yup it just happen to me at a younger age than usual😂I freed myself from the awkward phase when I was 13 and it started when I was like 10 lmao
FriendlyNeighborhoodGiant G you’ll be saying the same when you’re 24 about your current age now. You just don’t realize how awkward/cringe you still are.
yeah when i got to that part i accadentally said out lout that its moved to middle school
mk2and3 yeah I realize that too now lmfao
@@OfficerPapi felt this deeply. I thought I was cringe at 13, but now at age 20 it's worse lmaooo
15:04 If the kids are perfecting school, which should be an environment geared towards their learning and not handing out busywork, then what does that say about school?
This is it. Thanks for pointing that out. About to go press the button. Thanks for your contribution.
Our workplaces no longer resemble factories, our classrooms shouldn’t either.
Everything. It says everything.
antwinettec lmao who asked, just say your school teaches better and move on lol
@@awooga2846 What a bigot, right?
11:26
It's not that copying fill in the blank notes is hard, it's that if you're having kids do that on the regular, you probably arent a great or interesting teacher and it feels like a waste of time
I thought my history teacher said something that fit this. He said if you make kids just memorize the dates and battles in order you are not a good teacher.
A good history teacher teaches why things happened. Yes dates and time lines are important, but getting into the true reasons on how events happened is where real history teaching is at.
So getting kids to memorize randome facts is useless. Getting kids to understand what they learned is the true goal
Facts. I stopped paying attention in those classes all the time. If the teachers aren’t trying then 🤷🏾. I got As in those so I just zoned out
Honestly, it was boring for me. Why would I do this when you could be teaching me something interesting?
Right? I like fill in the blanks as like a way to have quick notes, but not when they are on the regular. Like, okay, can we do some sort of hands-on project now?
there is a huge difference between High school and middle school. Depending on the Class year.
Depends on where you are in the world some countries like Australia don’t have middle schools. They go from elementary (0-6) then highschool (7-12). It can also very in what grades. When I was living Canada, Saskatchewan ( a province) there wasn’t any either but high-school didn’t start until grade 9.
When I went from Middle School to High School, it wasn't really different, but seeing the differences between the freshmen and seniors is crazy.
True Reaper45 what’s the difference?
Peppa pig is one thicc Bih I’m a junior but each year freshman’s get smaller and smaller to the point where you doubt there supposed to be there. I entered hs at 6’0 120 and I’m now 6’2 150 . Maybe I’m a outlier but I promise I haven’t seen a freshman that could be mistaken for anything else other than a freshman
Cyn that’s because you get bigger and bigger obviously 🤦♂️
I think students aren’t dressing more normal, I think it’s that the internet brought us together more and made us realize that the emo kid and preppy kid have more in common than they realize. So now it’s not about feeling like an outcast and trying to stand out as much as you can, it’s just kids dressing how they feel most comfortable and to their favorite aesthetic. Kids are dressing very differently but they aren’t trying to stand out and be visibly different than the normies. Also I think before there was a big separation between groups and now people accept and encourage expressing yourself and doing your own thing.
Exactly this. In high school movies and stuff the way someone dresses is part of their character. Real HS students couldn't care less. You have girly clothes? Idc, just be nice. You dress weirdly? As long as you don't act rude, do whatever you want.
Emo kids arnt gone. We exist as eboys and egirls
I hope people know im not saying theyre the exact same thing, there are still emo kids that call themself emo kids and then there are the eboys/egirls. When i mean they Arnt gone i mean alot of the stylistic aspects arnt gone.
No, they don’t
@shortpussy i know but theyre the closest thing now.
@@moonlightcreasant just because you are similar (at which i completely disagree, emos dress dark and cool while y'all just part your hair and lip sinc Lady Gaga) does not mean you ARE them.
I actually exist as a full blown emo despite being a teenager in the rawring '20s.
@@lovelydolltime8006 nice
for the "kids are nicer" one its mainly just bc everything else (adults, the government, a lot of public figures we look up to) have failed us in at least one or more regard so we just ended up more grounded i guess?? also the constant reminders of war and death via 9/11, shootings, etc have given us a greater respect for life
Ive kinda given up trynna be nice the always treat me like im 5 and im always reminded about the wars like ill try to be nice but you know shit goes down some times
@Electric Sheep honestly? i have little to no idea why 9/11 specifically happened. i know that america was controlling parts of that area for decades before it happened, and after i think making a false promise started a rebellion of sorts, and that it resulted in the war on terror. but i could not give you any specifics. we were never taught it merely because its something i believe most people didnt think we needed to be taught.
I think it’s also partly due to the public becoming ever more aware that democracy in America is dead. If the votes of the majority actually counted Trump would have lost in 2016 and Bernie would have gotten the Democrat Party nomination.
I feel like I’m nice just because being mean takes more energy and it’s not worth it
@Electric Sheep you talking about texas and Cali?
My aunt is a teacher and the biggest things she’s said. Cliques have largely disappeared/become more amorphous as people’s interests have changed. Bullying is mostly online at this point and anything in person is much more serious than it used to be (usually leading to some kind of shouting match and/or physical fight). Helicopter parents could be scientifically proven to be a serious detriment to the kids (I hope this one goes the way of the dodo very soon as it help NOBODY in anyway). More successful teachers appear to be the ones who are effectively able to teach while maintaining more casual relationship with their students (This is more from my perception than hers), someone in the vid said it perfectly “teachers aren’t really seen as a huge authority figure anymore and are treated more like older and higher ranking work place colleagues.” (Think of it like having a good manager who interacts with you in a good way while still doing their job and me doing mine vs. having a boss who is an asshole and very authoritative.) Home ec that isn’t cooking died off right after i went through it (things like sewing, basic home repair, etc). I really wish they would bring that back to and maybe add on shit like how to deal with your person taxes and shit. The by far biggest one is tech’s impact on kids. Most communication is not in person now but is done via some form of social media or other platform. The other part of the the tech thing overall is kids glued to their phones. It wasn’t as common for people in my class as it is now but it still happened. What I saw that led better results in terms of learning more of the material and better test scores was if you’re teaching don’t let kids be on the phones but if your not lecturing kind of turn blind eye to it. Tbh it’s only 1in every like 50 to 60 kids who can’t focus on the task at hand and check their phone here and their while most Just want to listen to music while they work and do something that isn’t sitting around and twiddling your thumbs or doing more work. Until schools can find a balance with the use of personal electronics there will be a permanent problem with them (cause there is no getting rid of them at school, mine tired and failed horribly).
Man, I was a teen in like 2008, I honestly don't remember cliques either. Can't help but feel like that's more of a small town thing.
"HaHa LoOk aT THoSe kiDs oN TheIR PhoNE" jee, its almost like technology evolved and so we are utilizing it for entertainment.
Gee wilikers Mister, are you saying technology evolved so we use it more And use it for more advanced purposes? Wow!
Also those people watch TV for hours usually.
Just the addiction, it's bad.
@@keithcharland5170 but the people saying that are addicted to tv
@@keithcharland5170 it just feels awfully hypocritical to me
I think the reason parents seem to be "worse" is because we remember how unfair teachers can be and we dont want our kids to deal with authority figures abusing their power like we did
Ikr. Especially when it comes to teachers bullying kids. When I was a kid there was a girl who was being bullied by her classmates. When she talked about it to her teacher, the headmaster literally made fun of her in front of the entire class. Headmaster mocked her for not knowing how to take a joke and said it was her fault she didn't have friends.
Not to mention the group punishments for petty stuff like one of the boys missing the toilet in the bathroom.
You're on point. But to be fair in the 90's we were animals compared to the kids now. As a whole.
Ohh, this is a good point.
I'm not denying there are shitty teachers who bully, but there are probably also a lot of parents who were lazy and/or disrespectful little shits as kids and never gained enough self-awareness to look back and say "Oh, my teacher wasn't just being mean, I really was being a distraction" or "maybe they wouldn't have acted that way towards me if I had actually ever done my homework." And look, I had undiagnosed ADHD through my entire education and regularly missed homework assignments starting in 5th grade, so I know damn well sometimes that stuff really isn't your fault, but somehow I managed to stay on all my teachers' good side.
All I'm saying is, there's sticking up for your kid and then there's enabling your kid's bad behavior. I have a cousin who, regardless of why my aunt was called in (physical fights, vaping, failing half his classes without having any learning disabilities), she would just go into full "protective" Mama Bear mode, because "you're supposed to stick up for your kids no matter what!" He's not even really a bad kid, last time I saw him he mostly just sat quietly reading a Robert Jordan book. But his mom cultivated all of his worst impulses by basically assuming his teachers were out to get him when they really were just trying to help.
I, the deaf freshly-diagnosed-at-nearly-30-autistic kid, was told I didn't know what bullying was all throughout middle school. While the kids were whistling painfully, ("oh just ignore it. Hey why have you turned your aids off and why aren't you listening to us????") opening sign-swearing at me at lunch and making fun of anything I aid I liked, which is why I don't share anything anything I enjoy nowadays without massive trust and caution.
And then the teachers told me I was just making excuses.
So all I learned is that I'm a liar, especially if I can't think of the right words to explain something.
When I was in high school my parents commented how different the relationships between teachers and students were different. I was very close to a lot of my teachers and it was a really supportive environment not just for academics but for mental health as well. “Back in their day” they said it wasn’t like that at all, and more often than not had an antagonistic relationship with their teachers
"There are no more goths/emos"
Me, an emo with goth parents: *surprised Pikachu face*
This is 100% accurate for me as well.
Bet tou are an "e girl"insted of emo
I was emo in the beginning of highschool (2014) I'm 20 now and have been involved in the goth subculture since I was 16. Idk what they're talking about. There are definitely a lot more people that think they're goth that aren't now though.
I think there are simply more subcultures and that's shifted what's considered normal. I'm a sweet lolita but I don't get bullied for when I dress strangely (people only mention it if they're going to compliment me). Goth kids definitely still exist, and my boyfriend, who is an absolute nerd who would have been bullied if this was when my parents were in school, is actually very popular
@@sleepypigeon8560 I'm an actual emo, as in I listen to MCR, and have unnatural red hair and side swept emo bangs. So you're technically wrong
Half of the stuff said in this video is crap. Especially the person who said that kids are becoming less techy and the teachers are techier. Like, I have to help teachers log into there computer sometimes or open the 'internet thing', they are not good with tech at all. Also, I bet a kid from the 200's couldn't do half the stuff that we're able to do these days when it comes to tech, like shutting down your mate's computer remotely or writing some pretty complex code for the class.
200’s ?
Well only a handful of people are good at coding that isn’t really affected by age
Also how would you shut down somebody’s else’s computer (in case it’s not made up code?)
Oh! Is there a way to shut down computers remotely on Chromebooks, etc.
lucas davey that’s extremely relative. I am a millennial teaching kids and I definitely know more about tech than most of my students.
@@AmandaVieiraMamaesouCult wait... YOUR A TEACHER AND THAT’S YOUR PROFILE NAME AND YOUR MAKING ALL OF THESE CLAIMS ON VARIOUS COMMENTS! WTH
Saying books vanished is kinda wrong. Me, friends, my brother would get yelled because we would always be reading after finishing our stuff and that we weren't supposed to be. One of my old friends wasn't allowed to read at home. A lot of kids I know spend hours reading books. Like I'm going to spend a bunch of my birthday money on all of the Harry Potter books. All of the kids I know spend a lot of time reading books. And I mean Preteens not older Gen Z's . Like 9-12 year olds spend hours reading. We have book contests all the time. Maybe it's just my city, but for me at least my school and a bunch others have contests, and kids that spend hours reading.
The Mad CHONKSTER “wasn’t allowed to read at home” what does that even mean? Abusive parents? Retarded or extremely religious parents? All of it?
@@DaneAraux I'm not sure, she said she wasnt allowed to read at home that all. I think her parents didn't want her reading all of the time. I'm not sure as I didnt really ask more about it.
Exactly they are like WhY dOnT yOu EvEr ReAd but we get yelled at for reading because we are wasting time or not doing something productive like wtf
Well I'm 13 and I love reading
I'm reading the hunger games rn it's so GOOD
Kids still call each other gay
Im a middle school student
That’s middle school for ya.
That's how my middle school was as well, and trust me, I've heard the boys call a bunch of things and each other gay.
It was in full swing when I was a kid
in high school, we call ourselves gay and half of us are
Kids have been calling each other "gay" since the definition shifted around the 1940s. I'm closer to 60 than 50, and "gay" was a commonly hurled pejorative when I was a kid.
some teachers talked about kids not respecting them but i feel like some teachers got lazy in teaching. my teachers wouldnt help us learn just say that they are going to call parents, which to parents is very annoying
3:08 THAT IS TRUE. Pokemon is an amazing and surprisingly legitimate way to learn basic math. This is especially true for people who play competitively against other players.
It's just not as big a deal as it was 20 years ago. Sure, some kids might collect/play and show off to others but it's not like "OMG JOSH HAS A BLASTOISE LOOK!"
@@autobotrock4789 Sometimes I get the feeling that Nintendo games are more popular among people in their twenties or late teens than they are among actual children.
Maybe if teachers appreciated pokemon as a way to learn math, i wouldn't be failing algebra 5 times 😕.. why'd they have to make math such a damn boring subject
I used YGO for maths, honestly, Pokemon doesn't really have numbers that I learned anything from.
YGO on the other hand, that was great for my dumb brain at least getting the hang of simple adding and subtracting.
Sensei Skellig Well yeah, they're good games. They're fun. And used to come in one piece.
these comments are so unrepresentative of 2020 kids, idk who they’re teaching but no one is like that
Wym I’m a freshmen high school this is pretty much us we do our own thing little to no “ goth” or “ weird” kids pretty much everyone is normal and lots of people are openly gay
2020 isn’t just the negative stuff
And your one person out of millions of people your school isn’t the only school in the world. 💀
Brooklyn Lewis
Haha yes it is
@@brooklynlewis8108 YOUR school, isn't the only school in the world either, Karen...
Edit: We're ALL one person outta billions of people, what's your point? Answer: Nothing...
Ive kinda found that the humor has gotten alot darker I personally like it butcompared to like 20yr olds you dont hear em talking about really dark or deep jokes
Danny Gardner lol unvaccinated kids
I can agree with this. I have just recently gone to the beach and my sister had invited her friend, let's call her Lilly. Lilly brought her family and one family member was Lily's little brother around 6 or 7. Now Lily's little brother brought a friend and when I had come in for a break from swimming I had overheard Lilly's little brother and his friend talking about decapitating people's heads while making a whoosh noise and waving their hands around like they had a sword. Sure it is normal nowadays but still a bit dark for a 6 to 7 year old. I don't remember peers or myself when I was his age behaving like so. Additionally, Lily's little brother a few years back had punched me several times while screaming at me with theses words, "I am going to punch your balls and then slit your throat." Maybe anger issues I don't know but his generation seems a bit dark and violent.
I'm 20, almost 21, and we have dark humour too. I don't think it's a generational thing. I think you're just edgy mate.
Ieuan Mills thanks man lol guess me and my friends are edgy
@@ryan_8487 Yep. Guess so.
Back when I was still in school, I used to leave my cellphone at home under my pillow everyday. I only ever really used it to text school friends before bed. One of those flip phones where when you wanted to take a selfie, you had to turn it around, duck face it, and hope you were fully in it xD
Back when I was in school, there were no cell phones (well, technically there were - but it was still experimental technology, no widespread networks)... and we'd get a week's suspension if we were caught with a *calculator*. Which was kind of an empty threat, as 8 digit 4 function LED calculators cost around $500, or about $1700 in 2020.
I assume if there as an emergency, time would be wasted calling the school, having someone find and tell you and you'd have to wait to be picked up by whoever to go wherever?
3:47 The story about how 2020 students have more empathy and are kinder honestly made me almost cry. I want to have children in 5-10 years, but I always think about how horrible it would be to try and educate and raise them in the state the world is right now. If I taught my child to be kind and caring and they went to school with another 19 terrible kids, that'd be pointless because they would just end up being poisoned by those. But this story gave me hope. Maybe the world is changing for the better after all? I want to believe
It might be changing for the better, it's just such a very slow process that we don't ever realise it ourselves
I think the world is getting better and worse at the same time (usually in different ways). This video both gave me hope and confirmed some fears I have.
I love the fact that most of them say kids are more kind and accepting than ever before. We got nowhere to go but up from here guys (If 2020 doesn’t kill us first).
Honestly that's not true. I feel like they've become more rude and disrespectful. Even kids in the first grade are acting like pieces of shit
@@hamiii1816 I feel like as a whole, we are definitely more accepting compared to the older gen but ofc there are still bad people in the group
hamiii not in every school but most
@@cityfantv-everythingmancit2946 Yea tru... Maybe more so in countries where students are actually disciplined and have more respect for adults and peers
hamiii yeah
When I was In highschool I witnessed a great change in the general behavior with each passing year.
When I was a freshman there were Jocks that went around messing with random people, the pretty girls gossip table, the nerd corner, and the outcasts outback. After that year, all the seniors left before fully imprinting it onto the freshman.
As a sophmore I witnessed some really high energy freshmen, low energy seniors, and juniors that were confused.
As a junior I saw hyper freshmen and high energy sophmores that were toning it down, the seniors were rather mature.
As a senior I saw mature juniors, quiet sophmores and revering freshmen.
From what I noticed is that friend groups started mixing and merging. The "popular" people shifted from looks to personality based. The one who commands the room stopped automating to the best looking, but the most well rounded. Idk why the groups started merging, but since I was a nomad type I would just drift from group to group based on what type of mood I was in that moment. Through the nomad's perspective, you get a good look at the different cores of groups. I noticed the cores stayed the same until they left, meaning if the old core was a senior who graduated, then the new core defected to the well liked. The most liked people tended to be well rounded people that always brought something to the conversation. Through a sort of evolution, the different groups would start gravitating towards the more mature person with a humor. I think the groups started merging here and there because others just abandoned their old group to follow a more palatable group each year. The crazy freshmen kept getting more crazy and younger somehow at the beginning of each year but they would always become tame by the end of the year.
*TLDR: I'm tired and just ended up rambling on and on, anyways the people in highschools in general change due to trends. Trends are set by the seniors, then spread through the juniors, and copied by the sophmores, whilst the freshmen are a random grab bag of people who think they've grown up and are going to big kid school until set straight due to public backlash.*
The teacher who said the students take notes by taking pictures of the board made me feel so old for some reason.
They do so by using $3 24-frame throwaway cameras, then they take them to Snappy Snaps to get them developed. Better?
You're forcing me to use the phrase "you young whippersnapper"... 👴
Ya, I definitely did not have that option in high school...
Nobody did that when I was in school (finished in 2015) but when I started college it was really common.
I see that more in university than school - and it always amazes me... maybe I’m old school but I actually prefer taking notes than taking photos. I seem to belong to a dying minority but o well 🤷🏼♀️
Watching this as a high school student in 2020 is pretty interesting, I remember when I was in elementary school, I thought bullying was something that existed only in movies. I was friends with basically my entire class despite being the "quiet kid" and socially withdrawn. It's pretty cool seeing the difference in my generation and the past ones, while my generation definitely has our own problems (mainly low self-esteem and glorification of mental illnesses), it's pretty cool seeing how we as humans have grown over time. :D
Yeah lady, the reason that we are less willing to do things like fill in the blank on something is because we actually realize that it’s a busy work puzzle that is going to get us nowhere in life and never be useful. Much rather spend my time (after finishing the actual classwork) doing something that I like, or at the bare minimum is actually useful instead of getting bogged down in the sludge that is busy work 🙄
👏👏👏
periodt 💅
I hate those so much. Just give me the danm materiel so I can study, they do it in college sometimes to, its agrivating.
I kinda wish each story teller gave a background into the grades they've taught, the general socioeconomic levels, and the area where they're teaching. I feel those are all important to help better understand why they observe what they observe. I mean I know asking teachers about students based on generations is very generalizing itself, but I'm sure the differences in the generations growing up in maybe Los Angeles versus the differences in generations growing up in New York can be very different based on how those regional cultures have changed too
Yeah somewhere I can't tell if their talking about high schoolers or middle schoolers
11:37
Kids calling kids gay happens so much that I am dumbfounded that this person said it hasn't been said. Kids and teens have been saying this since I was at least around 10ish. Additionally, I am not a fan of hip-hop or rap but most of the songs have racial slurs used, so therefore since those genres are so popular those slurs are almost ingraved into their minds so they use them often. So this post isn't all true from my experiences.
@@anastasial7687 I believe both areas would be saying these things, especially hood areas. I live in a rich area and these things are said as well, more and more as I got older.
HonuReef
Gae
From my experience we call each other gay all the time, the only difference is that half of us actually are gay.
When I was in undergrad, there was a little white girl that would always use the N-word. Loudly. In public. All of us would just kinda stare at her, but she never got it. Didn't help that her friends would always use it with her in private but complain when she used it in public. How about you just, I don't know, not use it ever? That would work.
@@anastasial7687 Yea I don't really care but someone saying it doesn't happen at all just surprised me.
The amount of teachers that say kids don't know how to use phones as tools is ridiculous. We know how to use them as tools. We choose not to. Y'all ain't more knowledgeable about them, we have no reason to actively research and we don't want to learn constantly.
And my god that teacher who said we should have to ask to use the restroom because we're "untrustworthy". That's gaslighting at its most basic level. After the age of like 10, we shouldn't have to ask and be denied to piss. If they're "untrustworthy", send someone to walk them there.
Random fact; in Irish primary schools, it's a custom to have to ask for permission to go to the bathroom _as Gaelige_ , even though most of the schools are English-medium schools. Like, there'd be little-to-no emphasis on speaking Irish outside of the subject itself, but yet us students would still have to say "An bhfuil cead agam dul go dtí an leithreas?". We'd get denied if we asked the question in English
I think you misunderstood the bathroom part. The teacher said that she was just determining if a student could be trusted on a case by case basis, which is normal. Teachers are ultimately responsible for knowing where the students their teaching are at all times, so yeah, kids will always need to ask permission to leave class. It sounds like it’s much more free now than I was in school, if ppl can just announce they’re going to bathroom. We used a hall pass system. Essentially there was an object known as the hall pass and you would raise your hand and ask to use it for various things. Like restroom or getting something from locker you forgot, etc. And so only one student at a time could use the pass. So you’d hurry up to get back out of courtesy for anyone else that needed it.
@@narnia1233 yeah
ItS AffEcTINg MY ABiLITy tO pUt FooD On tHe TaBlE
Yeah sure.
@@narnia1233 no one in my class came back any faster in classes with hall passes
23:38
That’s because kids are nervous that they are asking a stupid question and don’t want to be made fun of by other students, and it is more likely that this will make their question anonymous.
Only Veterans will remember actually going into a school building to learn.
Homeschooled students: 🤷🏼♀️
@@wholetmeonhere lmao
20's highschool student, we are currently in the building 5 days a week. Last year, 2020, was hybrid, the 4 days a week if you so choose
@@chibifeline7669
Yeah same. This was commented before the 2020 school year (2020-2021)
@@baileytownsend9622 yeah i know. It was posted 1 year ago. I don't care when it's posted, imma respond to it anyway
The whole "not wanting to copy notes" thing is a perfect example of not understanding current tech. Why would they want to hand write notes, when they could literally just pull up the actual notes on their phone and screenshot it for future reference. I get that writing stuff down is good for remembering the facts without having to check them. Still though, if the only goal is just to have the notes so you can study them in the future then writing them down is a waste of time. I can copy them by hand for my memory when i study them at home, i dont need to write them down just so i have them to begin with though
So many people keep saying that students are unmotivated and have no idea how to do things on their own without strict guidance which in some part is true, but I find it’s a fear of failure that dissuades them from even trying in the first place, and it’s not only because we’re babied like a lot of teachers and parents say. Everyone knows the saying “actions speak louder than words” so kids don’t just fear failure because they aren’t used to it, it’s also because we’re taught situationally contrary to what’s taught verbally, that failure isn’t acceptable so don’t even try.
I have a feeling that the teachers claiming modern kids are more narcissistic are 1) possibly projecting, 2) in a bad, upity/rich school, and/or 3) pissed off by the kids who challenge any wrongdoings perpetrated by adults and who have untreated crippling anxiety/depression and actually can't bring themselves to put in the work (because what's the point, right?).
Sure, there's probably a small handful of actually entitled kid in every school, but they're not the majority; they're just ridiculously loud.
15:02
And what is wrong with kids learning to use the resources around them to master things?
Just relating to some of these comments, I'm a 2020 graduate and we did 'disrespect' the teachers more than you would expect a couple decades ago. It's not because we think less of the teachers, or at least it isn't for me; it's because we don't see almost anyone as above us, even if they are in nearly every way. If someone is rude to me, I'll be rude back twice as hard. If they're nice to me, I'll be nice back twice as hard. If somebody jokes with me, I'll joke back twice as hard. They set the vibe and I just reflect it back. If that one teacher talking about students not even copying notes has that happen consistently, they're probably setting a bad vibe without realizing. And this is genuine, most older teens are vibe gods all the way nowadays.
Also, when you ask to go to the bathroom, say "I'm gonna go to the bathroom, okay?" and already be *starting* to stand up but don't walk yet. It may not sound like a big difference from "May I go to the bathroom" while fully seated but it does in results. There's a subtle bias towards a positive answer in the framing of the question. It assumes that they're a secondary and you're only asking as an afterthought, they have to actively refuse you the right. When you say "may I go to the bathroom" you're placing that right in their hands from the very beginning. Framing things like this is something I really wish I had known how to do earlier in school. Also, it helps to make conversation with the teacher outside of class. Don't just tell them about things you like, but also engage them on shared interests and ask about their own hobbies if they're open. Not only can you find new interests, enjoy the conversation and form a genuine bond, but you'll also gain more privileges during class. If you ask to step outside to call your mom about something they'll be more likely to say yes. If you have to take an extra day on an assignment once in a while, they might not care. Of course this also applies to the age-old bathroom question that's plagued students and teachers since students and teachers have existed.
For the chance to fail (I believe as a student in later education) that is still so felt by kids. I remember a few years ago failing. In england there is no extra credit, there is no chance to make up a grade. You sit your exam and you get dealt a grade - be all and end all. During that time I was damn near delusional and when I got my life back on track and got my grades I wept for months and months and months because there was and will never be anything I can do about those grades. Naturally I am a slow learner and that is OK, but I put in so much effort into studying but there is no chance in england to have anything towards your grade before you enter that exam hall. Your teachers cannot recommend a grade, your work counts for nothing in class WHICH IS FUCKING WHY PEOPLE CANNOT BE ASKED TO DO THE CLASS WORK! So yeah professor doesnt understand how little we give a shit about a class assignment and how much we just wanna learn question stragy and what information we'll need. We don't give a crap about any colourful way of learning it.
damn that must succkkkk
Yeah, same here in Wales mate. Got my exam results on my 16th birthday, and cried in my room pretty much the whole day. I got a single C in RE, and everything else was D's, E's and F's. I don't give a shit now. It is what it is. Can't change it, so why bother even thinking about it?
They really shouldn't make you do that shit at 15-16. If I did my GCSE's at 18, I'd probably be in a university right now. Instead, I'm joining the army because I can't get a job. 15 year olds don't care about putting the work in. 18 year olds have a better idea of what to expect when schools over.
I graduated HS in 2018, attempting to talk to someone in real life is considered rude and you should just send them an Instagram, don't have my insta? Then we shouldn't be talking. Two years in college and everyone goes out of their way to stay off the phone. Its so weird how it shifted so fast
Wow.. What a different way of communicating. Not everyone had a phone. Instagram was barely becoming a thing. Twitter was getting bigger as we were all starting to have phones. I got my first smart phone in 2012. Biggest things were sites like Myspace in late middle school which later became Facebook in high school. I remember the rich kid pulling out the first ipad during lunch and showing us how he can make pictures bigger and smaller with his fingers. I remember the rich kids all having itouches and that was amazing. It was an interesting transition period for technology, especially phones. (2012 graduate, not that far apart but 6 years makes a difference I suppose)
that pisses me off wo much, whenever i meet someone they ask if i have insta (which i dont)
and if i say i dont they get disappointed one way or another
and im a teen btw
I was in high school from 2005-2009 and there weren't any cliques or much bullying at my high school. It was a diverse place and everyone was very accepting of each other there. Even at the time, I thought that was really nice. And TH-cam still had that new car smell :)
I don't know why but I really like the phrase, TH-cam still had that new car smell
That’s the actual change between 2000-2020
1. One of the reason we are nicer is because instead of making others feel are pain we make sure they never feel less then. Unless we joke around which doesn't hurt.
2. More than half of us don't care about "trendy" 😂 we just want to be comfortable
3. We read alot on are phones or we are trying to learn new information or laugh to cope with our mental or physical problems.
4. We like books just not "the dairy of the lonely and boring soldier" sometimes.
If u want me to add something feel free to comment.
I find it interesting that right now this was mostly focused on kids being less racist, but I know for a fact, just like slavery and other dark this before racism won't matter and it would seem like an issue of the past. We will just reclassify racism as hate against another. I think 40 years should be enough to cause this change.
Honestly, this idea was believed when millenials were kids. Racism would disappear, et cetera... And yet racism is more openly express than ever... It's depressing.
The biggest difference between 00, 10, and 20 kids is how vastly suicidal 2020 kids are compared to 2010 or 2000. In 2000 and 2010 you had your “group of emos” and when you heard someone from that group had disappeared, you weren’t really surprised. Now? I’ve seen “popular girls” with self harm scars, athletes with EDs that hospitalise them, band kids with severe mental health issues, etc. Kids now are so desensitised to death and worldly issues that they genuinely don’t give a fuck anymore. I’ve heard more than one kid say: “what’s the point of being alive when nothing I do will make a difference in the long run?”
Wow, the kids in highschool today are going through the same shit I'm going through in my 30's. Realizing there's not much you can do about life but do your best to make enough to survive.
Do some schools actually allow the students to have their phones on them, switched on and being a distraction?
Yup, graduated high school 2018
At my school we can have our phones with us but they can't be distractions. If they are, the teachers will take them up. Obviously some students try to be on them they aren't supposed to though. However, we can use them as tools when allowed since we use online things a lot. We can have them at lunch too. So basically just don't use your phone unless allowed.
In my school, we aren't allowed to have our phones out unless we have permission. We are, however, transitioning to having all students have Chromebooks, because paper/pencil activities have no practicality in real life. Technology does, so they are making sure we know how to use it well. And yes, it is a bit redundant in this day and age, but you gotta make sure they understand.
I can see some of the advantages of having phones, our school just saw them as distractions and would give you a detention if they caught you with it even if off and if you refuse to hand it over it was an even longer detention. Everyone still carried them on them though.
Yeah we watch Netflix or instagram in class with earphones after we’re done with class work and hw. Most people don’t finish though. And as long as they are off while the teacher is lecturing or teaching we basically have access to our phones.
Well I'm technically both a 2010 and 2020 student...
Same, which is pretty odd, although I spent most of my school years in the 2010s decade, because I only have 4 years until I graduate high school.
personally, i believe the increase in social media awareness is what played a major role in making gen Z generally "nicer" . We're now more aware of tropes like bullying, being unnecessarily douchey\violent, racist, homophobic and etc. It's gotten to the point where we are now actively making sure we aren't any of those things and actually be more empathetic
it's kinda hard to explain but i guess as the generation who grew up with social media, we're now seeing a clear reflection of what our society is like and we're slowly shifting away from it's negative aspects while also inevitably seeping into new bad habits (aka too much screen time, lack of social interaction and mental illnesses)
12:31 i would say that at least in the USA a lot of high schoolers know that they actually do have to put in A LOT of effort if they want to have a chance of survival (getting a job which means getting into college and then being able to pay for it and being able to pay for food and shelter etc.) as an adult.
My mom says that kindergarteners no longer know how to use a computer mouse by the time they get to school. They all grew up with touch screens. Holding down the mouse and dragging something on the screen is a hard fine motor skill to learn.
Well, I'm not a teacher yet, and I know basically nothing about 2000 (I wasn't even born), but I got to student-teach (sort of-- not technically student teaching, but similar) in a 2nd grade classroom this year, and I would have been about the age of my 2nd graders in 2010 (woah, that doesn't sound right), so I can definitely find a few differences.
The kids now are more able to use technology than I or my classmates were young. If we had been forced to do online school 10 years ago, nobody would have learned anything, because we would have been trying to figure out how to do all of our work online. Additionally, when the class got a reward, my class would almost certainly have asked for extra recess time, or a pajama party, or something like that. The 2nd graders this year almost unanimously asked for extra technology time each time they were given a class-wide reward that I saw.
When I was in elementary school, we were clearly split into friend groups. Sure, in kindergarten we all mingled, but by the middle of 1st grade, we had split into groups that rarely mingled when we didn't have to. Now, all of the kids have their friends, but they happily play with anyone, and the lines between friend groups have gone from clear to blurred to almost non-existent.
The kids I taught were also far more aware of what was going on in the world than my class ever would have been. Maybe it was just that there is a lot going on for them to be aware of (and, in way too many cases, afraid/anxious about), but I swear sometimes the kids would be coming into class chattering about some big event that I hadn't even heard about (but that I later fact-checked and found to be true). My class knew about the really big stuff that affected our daily lives, but even then sometimes we were totally clueless about important happenings.
That's all I can think of right now, but if I think of anything else, I will come back and edit this. There's probably a lot I'm not thinking of, but it's almost 2 a.m. so... Yeah
Lol I died at the Wendy Williams😂
I graduated a few years ago and still heard the "you wont always have a calculator in your pocket" like Im sorry teach but not only do I have a calculator in my pocket right now but it also doubles as the sum of all human knowledge
I keep on commenting but, i totally agree when one person said that now we welcome bad grades, probably cuz it already happened so why dwell on it? Mostly we try to get better grades tho :)
i like how the general idea is that students in 2020 completely break the stereotype for high school kids, wish more adults understood that our high school life is different to theirs
"2020 students are more enterprising"
*10 seconds later...*
"2020 students are more entitled"
2020 students: "2020 teachers are more hypocritical"
In high school I wore saddle shoes and was in the Ecology Club. The school had 3000 students and there were so many classes. We were all busy with school activities, but that was back in the day when school budgets were generous. I feel sorry for kids today.
I've had teachers say that students nowadays are more empathetic/accepting and healthier compared to the older gen of students
I’m honestly confused at some of the comments. Like, where are these people teaching? It’s so different for us than how they describe it...At my school, yeah we are on our phones a lot but only when there isn’t work. Because there’s so much work, using your phone for a second can get you so far behind. Ig it’s about perspective...
Went to high school from 2007 2011 there wasn't bullying but eveyone had their group.they were in.
Also, from listening to these stories I'm finding that behavioral differences between different generations seems to vary by region. From my perspective, mainly from talking with my youngest sister who is a freshman, kids in my area are definitely more empathetic towards one another. Humor has become more ironic, groups of friends seem to from around extracurricular activities and who generally gets along best with who. The biggest change at my schlol is much more tolerance for gender/religion/sexual orientation/race than there was when i was in school.
I give credit to the new principal that came in during my last year; the old principal was old school and STRICT, the new principal brought more progressive ideas to the table which both me and my grandfather believe changed things for the better.
So wholeheartedly, I can say the current crop of high schoolers right now will be just fine when they go out into the world.
3:10 So teachers went from team rocket to gym leaders
This video makes me feel like my highschool is years behind whatever nice person utopia exists elsewhere
My sociology teacher told us that his classes slowly became more interesting, because the later 2000s the kids were the bigger questions they asked
2:25 Me, an emo teenager in the rawring 20's after MCR came back: Am I a joke to you?
Saying the kids don't want to copy things kinda makes sense. It can be just laziness, yeah, but at the same just think about how we were born when the internet was already a thing. There are always a lot of things happening, we have so much things to see and to learn (even if it's useless), like, even the music industry adjusted itself to the way people are nowadays. Like, songs that used to be like 4 or 5 minutes long now last 2 or 3 minutes, because no one wants to waste 5 minutes on a song when you could be listening to another one. It is a fact that doing the same thing, over and over again, especially if it takes a long time to get it done, is way more tiring to 2020 students than it was for 2000 students. Like, watch a teenager with his cellphone on hands. He's watching Tik Toks, then he's playing some game, then he's on Instagram and the he's texting someone. Teenagers are used to have so many options, so doing something that takes a long time is really boring
I’m now in college now but I feel like we look younger/ more childish than people our age before. Also, I’m from the Philippines and using phone whilst in class or during a discussion is crazy to me. We do it but we definitely try to hide it. Most of us use the good ol’ notebook and pen to jot down notes. We take pictures of the presentation but only if it’s allowed. Additionally, It’s weird to see someone use his or her laptop to write down notes. My professors want us to look at them when they’re talking, so we can’t be looking on our gadgets. As for the students, the studious type is considered cool now and we still have cliques. All in all, I feel like we’re living the life of students from year 2010 but with better electronics and clothes.
Me as a student over the years 2007-2009 The first IPhone,Notes,mp3 players note passing old social media and TH-cam.2010-2019 Texting,selfies,made fun of if you had outdated technology or didn’t have one,trying to be popular on social media,video editing,starting a conversation over text instead of in person or calling them on the phone.2020 The same at the beginning at the year and of course online school.
As someone with anxiety that makes talking to an adult a near impossible task, having teachers that listen to you is really important, my grades haven’t suffered as much as they could have because teachers understand that I can’t learn from a textbook and I need help quite often, having different and more practical ways of learning that keep me attentive are really helpful, also if you’re a teacher that thinks that kids that need help understanding what a textbook is saying by telling them to read the textbook is a good idea, be a decent person and explain it some of us just don’t have the ability to see the information in the textbook and be able to apply it to a subject
Senior here. I am only becoming less tech savvy in school. I absolutely hate working on laptops ALL the time. There’s so much to keep up with! I’d much rather go back to 6th grade and under when we wrote note with paper and pencil. Using laptops just suck.
i just realized why a few of my teachers didn't like me. I treat them like people, not superiors. if they say something thats just stupid,(I walked into the classroom and was told to put my phone in the box, i had my wallet blah blah blah. i reasoned with her and put it in my locker, which i was "late to class" when she told me to put it in my locker. got written up, in the end i won, i passed(she tried her best to fail me, how do i know? someone copied me and i got it wrong, they got it right... i brought it up to the student teacher, he brought it to the teacher and she came over and just said it was wrong... no reason to why it was wrong was ever brought up.)) i will not treat a teacher as some god or goddess, just as a person.
7:24 Aside from the schools themselves cause you being a sport person rather than learning person is more profitable for them so they will support sport teams more than some sort of 'Nerd' groups.
antwinettec exactly, i use to go to a public school and i now i go to a stem school for highschool, so many people are either really skinny or obese, smh
Did not think it was going to be this positive lmao
Another difference. When I was in high school from 1995-99 nobody cared about anything in the news or politics period. Or cared about anything really other than music and cars and girls/boys. Kids now are very aware of things happening in the world.
12:45 nope! Tracers are still not tech savvy, I once needed to explain how to start up a fricking PC, another couldn’t fire up word?!?!
Ok I agree with the about first half of the video but after that a lot of people are saying we are getting lazy and not careing about out future. But tbh I think we care a lot more. I've been changing schools a lot lately bc family stuff and every school I've gone to kids there are really concerned for there future and trying to get scholarships at like grade 8
Weird generalizations and optimism for kids is something that has not changed since 2000.
I feel like a lot of kids nowadays get into much harder drugs at much younger ages. I am in highschool myself so I haven't seen first hand what times past were like but I don't think kids were popping stimulants and antidepressants like they were candy in the 2000s, I could be wrong though.
You are wrong. I was sheltered but even I got to see a peer snorting an antidepressant in the middle of class. Later I found out he was the one who was most brazen about it and like a third of that class was doing similar. My school wasn't even that bad.
You have to ask what pack they got the card from it will make things easier.
High school freshman/Year 10 (I'm British) here. Kids still call each other gay, and there is definitely less tolerance for special needs kids, at least where I am.
Yeah kids still call each other gay in Missouri but we have a lot of tolerance for special needs kids. Especially the (retards? For lack of better name) you will see try make them smile even when a teacher is talking to them
I wonder how much of this is telling about teachers than it is about students. You can definitely point out the teachers who just sound amazing and believe in the kids they're teaching vs. the boomers who think we're entitled, which is probably what their elders said about them when they were teens like us. Personally, I'd much rather have the former kinds of teachers teaching me tbh.
First teacher:
You were plagerizing. Therefore, you must now be kicked off of Reddit and will now lose your teaching license
I graduated hs in 2010 and cell phones were barely a thing for us. Texting was T9, or if you were trendy, on a Sidekick-like-phone (I carried my phone and iPod sr year, no iPhone) and I don’t remember taking photos with it the way we do now. The internet was janky and slow. I had a razr phone even earlier then 2010 but it was only good for selfies and recording ringtones. Maybe a game or two. Technology wasn’t as big for me in school until I got to college. Crazy how things change!
I'm a bit younger than you are, but kids had phones around that time here. What's changed is how they're used, and how much they're used.
We used to trade music and games through Bluetooth on the bus, haha. Don't suppose that's still a thing
I had a history teacher when I was in the 3-6 grade in the early 2000s and we used to trade PC games because he and I had similar interests in games, I miss that teacher, although I'm glad he's taken to being a driver's ed instructor in his retirement, I still get to see him once in awhile when he drives by with a student
0:10 Teacher: Plagerizes anything.
Student that got an F for plagerizem: Wait, that’s illegal.
Pretty much every significant change mentioned can be attributed to
1) A more progressive generation
2) The internet
So no more pit fighting in abandoned houses, sneaking off to get high during recess/lunch, they're all just holding hands singing kumbaya? Great
Ppl just get high in the bathroom now lmao
Its time for a Crusade
I'm proud of kids these days, I'm happy to hear that kids are more tolerant and accepting
As a high school student I really want the classes for next year to be online. Only go into the school a few times a week. Covid 19 really affected the way school can work. It shows that there is more then just one way. I could get a weeks worth of homework done in a day or two. And not have to waste so much time sitting in class listening to a teacher blabbing on when I could just be doing my work.
Teacher here! I feel that every child has immense potential. It's important that they feel supported in the classroom and at home, not micromanaged.
As far as high school is concerned, we need to cultivate creativity and expression. We need to apply more real life skills and trades.
I’m not a teacher but work at a school. All the technology, the school I work at have ipad/chome books to use for school work and no more big textbooks and almost all work turned in online. With C19, all school work was sent via email and online classroom. If this happened when I was in elementary it would basically be summer and no work for 2 months until summer break
So boring it hurts thats how boring school can be, so boring that i close my eyes for a second and tears drop n this happened often.
14:34 this is cap. I have yet to see a non-gen z/millennial teacher who is better than me at using a computer and even then they still take our suggestions when something isn’t working