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The number of 18-year-olds is about to drop sharply, packing a wallop for colleges — and the economy
(hechingerreport.org)
this post was submitted on 16 Jan 2025
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not only are there fewer kids, but the kids are less and less prepared for higher ed. i work amidst it. the number of students who can't even compose a coherent email is mind boggling
To be fair, even the brightest of kids from 100 years ago couldn’t compose a coherent email.
Seeing most older people now, I think a lot of them would've struggled even if email was around
Those little bastards couldn't even manage to log in to their email
I don't see why this is a problem. Most of the people I work with can't compose a coherent email, doesn't this make the kids well prepared for the workforce?
Sometimes I see comments/headlines and I think: "Is this AI?" And then I think: "Or is this person just stupid?"
I've always assumed it was AI, but maybe "the kids" today can't write a coherent lemmy comment.