Why are so many teachers quitting? Why is Gen Z stuggling to read, write or behave?
In this jaw-dropping interview, former history teacher Daisy shares her shocking and heartbreaking journey through the American education system. After starting her teaching career in Australia, where academics and intellectual growth were prioritized, Daisy moved back to the U.S. to teach high school history, and the stark contrast left her disillusioned. What she found in American schools was a system plagued by anti-intellectualism, administrative chaos, and a generation of students unprepared for the rigors of education.
Daisy’s experiences pull back the curtain on the challenges facing modern teachers, including:
Out-of-Control Parents: Parents not only expect teachers to serve as their children’s emotional support but also enable their bad behavior and refuse to hold them accountable.
Emotional Burden on Teachers: Schools demand that teachers act as therapists, pushing social-emotional learning initiatives and requiring them to address students' mental health needs without professional training or support.
Gen Z and Mental Health Labels: Thanks to social media influencers, many Gen Z students self-diagnose with PTSD and other disorders, weaponizing these labels to avoid accountability, get out of assignments, or manipulate school staff.
Misuse of Therapy Terms: Students throw around terms like "trauma" and "triggered" without understanding them, and parents rarely step in to correct this misuse.
Pronouns and Secrecy: Teachers are expected to lie to parents about their children’s gender identity and pronoun preferences, adding even more emotional and ethical strain.
Immaturity and Misbehavior: From pulling fire alarms for fun to throwing vegetables around the school, students engage in shockingly immature antics. Some even keep spreadsheets tracking when they have made teachers cry or quit.
Academic Crisis: Students are academically years behind, struggling to read, write, or understand basic concepts. Many lack the resilience to overcome challenges and avoid accountability at all costs.
Mixed Ability Classrooms: Teachers are expected to manage classes with students ranging from gifted learners to those who struggle with second-grade-level skills, all while being told to “differentiate” instruction without proper resources or support.
No Accountability for Students: Students can’t fail, receive zeroes, or face real consequences. Teachers are forced to pass students with Cs, even if they haven’t earned them, and lower the rigor of their classes.
Administrative Failure: Schools admit students who don’t meet academic standards, make empty promises to parents, and push teachers to dumb down curricula while refusing to provide special education teachers or interventionists.
Manipulative Students: Some Gen Z students band together to undermine teachers, lying, manipulating, and fooling administration into taking their side.
Daisy left teaching just before Thanksgiving break, burned out from the impossible demands placed on her by students, parents, and administrators. Her story paints a grim picture of a broken education system where teachers are set up to fail, students are failing themselves, and the focus has shifted from academics to appeasement.
This is a must-watch for anyone concerned about the future of education in America. Tune in to hear Daisy’s raw, unfiltered account of why she felt she had no choice but to leave the profession she once loved.
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