Think about it. They were all born post 9/11. The internet has never been a novelty to them and smartphones were never the “new” thing. Their brains are legitimately wired differently than those who had to wait in their lives for those luxuries. They believe in instant gratification and if it’s not of interest to them, they quickly move on to the next thing that is.

If you spend more time than you care to admit wanting to pull your hair out with these kids, you’re not alone.

Being trained to teach and actually doing it are two very different things. Throw in a generation that is learning differently than any other generation before them and jobs that once filled educators with passion and determination are sending them home exhausted and downtrodden at night.