America is about to go over the ‘demographic cliff’

  • solsangraal
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    23 hours ago

    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

    • Pennomi@lemmy.world
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      22 hours ago

      To be fair, even the brightest of kids from 100 years ago couldn’t compose a coherent email.

    • Dave@lemmy.nz
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      21 hours ago

      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?

    • phughes@lemmy.ca
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      18 hours ago

      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.