How far we have fallen

Future Democrats. 😉

I am Gen Z and live in a very conservative small town in a similarly very red state. Even in here, it's bad. Granted, it's still not nearly as bad it would have been if I was living in a liberal hellhole, but it still left a lot to be desired.

Half of my classmates, in addition to their extremely disrespectful behavior, were basically illiterate and could hardly do basic math. In fact, I caught them taking their phones out so they can take pictures of math problems and simply get the answers on Google on numerous occasions.

They also had the time management skills of a potato, which was bad news for them when they had classes with teachers who immediately put zeroes on missing assignments and gave you nothing higher than a 50% when you got them in.

Because of all this, I was constantly disparaged and referred to as the "teacher's pet" simply because I was respectful, did my work on time, went to teachers for help when needed, didn't try to cheat, etc. It was ridiculous. No one should be treated like an outcast for simply being well behaved, but there I was.

When I graduated, I could tell the teachers (especially the older ones) were having a hard time trying to make some of my classmates look good. And while I can't exactly speak for a time period I wasn't born in, I think I can reasonably imagine that only 1/4 of my classmates would have still been up there with me if my graduation had been a few decades earlier. What a time to be alive.

You are in a tough age group, Somebody, and seem to be the exception rather than the rule....a very GOOD thing. 👍👍

I made this Informational Chart months ago to help us all understand the generational age groupings. Our kids are Millennials (both conservatives) and after that group came a huge downslide trajectory...glad you are not one of them in Gen Z.

I love your attitude and agree wholeheartedly...."What a time to be alive."

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Nice chart.

Here is my analysis of those classmates of yours with extremely disrespectful behavior.

If I am loyal to you, would you see me as weak or cowardly? Of course you wouldn't. Nor would I see you as weak or cowardly if you are loyal to me. People only see loyalty as weak or cowardly if they're loyal to someone other than them, specifically, someone else that they don't like.

You are loyal to your teachers because you recognize and appreciate their wisdom and understand that they are trying to help you become a better person. Unfortunately, your classmates probably see those same teachers in the exact opposite way. At best, they're simplistic and shallow and see the wisdom and knowledge those teachers are trying to impart as unnecessary or irrelevant. At worst, they believe those teachers are only out to get them or make their lives miserable.

It's easy to see yourself as the hero if you sincerely believe you're surrounded by villains. And if you sincerely believe you're surrounded by villains, you'll want to deceive, disrespect, and defy those villains as often as possible. When you encounter others who will not join you in your so-called "heroic" quest to deceive, disrespect and defy those you call villains, you will call them chickens, chumps, cowards, doormats, pets, pushovers, robots, spineless, wimps or wussies. You will see them as phonies because you believe that deep down, they see all the adults around them as villains just like you do and they're just too afraid to stand up for themselves, when in reality, they see the adults in their lives in allies, and you're too blind to see that.

The best way to solve this problem would be if adults could find ways to prove that they're trying to do what's right for the kids they're in charge of, and that they care about the kids they're in charge of, without being seen as weak.

Kids who go to private schools or who are homeschooled often do much better than private school students.

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I think mayors of towns with a high percentage of parents who send their kids to private schools and/or homeschool their kids should be able to eliminate their public school district if the voters are okay with it. Then those towns can spend more money or other things, such as expanding library collections, improving infrastructure (roads, sewers), beefing up equipment for law enforcement and first responders, and sprucing up parks and recreation centers. Or they could lower tax rates and encourage more residents to move in.

Good comment, X...

Schools are too busy teaching kids that men can turn into women.