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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Their reading comprehension skills aren't as robust as incoming freshmen five years ago. It's like young people today don't really read, they simply skim. They skim to get the gist and to know the ending. That's it.

Their biggest flaw is their inability to meet deadlines. MS and HS teachers not giving students hard deadlines are doing a big disservice to today's students. I have spoken to so many young people who have told me that my college course is the first time they have encountered a hard deadline.

TBH, the accessibility of information is making everyone a bit dumber. Young people don't have to learn how to study or retain information because it is so easily accessible in their hands via their phones. It is mind-blowing that HS teachers, especially those of Juniors and Seniors, allow retakes for tests if the student scores a C or below. And the retest isn't even a different test copy according to most of my students. That's unacceptable!

So, basically, no deadlines and unlimited retests for good grades are pretty detrimental for young people entering college. [/quote]

Don’t blame public HS teachers. We are not allowed to give hard deadlines.
We have plenty of hard deadlines that we have to meet but we get in trouble if we try to impose the same on students [/quote]

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