full: Gen Z are arriving to college unable to even read a sentence—professors warn it could lead to a generation of anxious and lonely graduates
elmerfud•3w ago
Why would someone who is unable to read a sentence be able to graduate from college? It seems like these professors would just push people through to graduation or they would make their statement that it leads to a anxious and lonely generation of dropouts.
ThrowawayR2•3w ago
Cuts in state funding to higher ed. over the years means that student tuition is covering most of the costs and, as they say, "the customer is always right". Academia isn't immune to being anxious about where their next paycheck is coming from, same as HN.
rasengan•3w ago
I thought I was reading the Onion. :(
treetalker•3w ago
It's Fortune, so the situation is even more dire.
theLegionWithin•3w ago
so... fail them? maybe they can learn to read after failing a 101 class a few times in a row
beardyw•3w ago
'arriving to college"
In my book that should be either arriving at college, or coming to college.
pirates•3w ago
Maybe it was written by someone in Gen Z.
cafard•3w ago
I offer an upvote for a plausible interpretation of
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