15-Year-Old Here, Sickened by How Disrespectful Some Kids My Age Are Towards Teachers and Learning

I’m 15, born in 2009, and I keep hearing stories about teachers quitting because students my age are so disrespectful – some even assault teachers. These kids apparently don’t care about learning at all; I’ve heard that many have reading levels as low as 1st grade by the time they’re in 7th grade. Honestly, I’m shocked and ashamed.

Back in 5th grade, I already had a 9th-grade reading level. COVID hit when I was in 5th grade, and I missed my elementary graduation. Doing 6th grade online was a mess for me – I completely failed because I didn’t understand the material and was barely logging on. The cops even showed up at my house because I wasn’t attending. I was eventually forced back to in-person school and stayed there for a while, but I went back to online school near the end of 8th grade and I’m still in online school now in 10th grade.

I have ADHD and dyslexia, so learning and focusing have always been challenges for me, but I still make the effort to read and write. Growing up, I was left alone a lot and spent tons of time online. My parents didn’t really supervise me or push me to succeed, yet I still managed to keep my respect for adults and stay focused on learning. I see other kids my age who were raised similarly, yet they act completely different.

People keep saying it’s “because of COVID,” and I get that it was hard on everyone. But that excuse only goes so far. I know a lot of kids had a rough time with online school, but that doesn’t explain why so many now treat their teachers horribly or why they seem completely uninterested in basic skills like reading and writing.

Since I’m in online school, I don’t know for sure if things are really as bad as I’ve been hearing. Maybe it’s not this extreme everywhere, but from what I’ve heard, it’s happening enough that it’s driving teachers away. It’s embarrassing to think this is how my generation is being seen by adults.

I’ve mostly seen adults talk about this problem, so I wanted to share my perspective as someone actually in this age group. I’m honestly disgusted by how some kids are reportedly treating adults and how little respect they have for learning. Is anyone else my age feeling this way? Or am I out of touch with what’s going on because of online school?

Submitted October 31, 2024 at 11:45PM by eriqku https://ift.tt/FYH0Lbw