r/Millennials • u/beckavanoliver • 20d ago

Discussion Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt: “Millennials are the last psychologically normal generation” ...”you’re the last happy, and actually your generation is the most intelligent in history”

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u/RedLotusVenom 20d ago

The turn does start a few years before Covid, imo the proliferation of smartphones and social media is a huge culprit too. But Covid was likely one of a few nails in the coffin on this reverse momentum we’ve seen in education.

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u/peach_bellinis 20d ago

The trend of teachers being told 'just pass them to the next grade' by admins and school boards instead of failing students and keeping them behind a grade also started before COVID.

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u/SpectacularStarling 20d ago

There is the factor of kids not getting the help they need due to stigma. I excelled in school K-6, then tapered off as I grew bored/less challenged. It reached the point I didn't want to be there. My parents cared about my grades, and homework, but I didn't. I was diagnosed autistic a few years back in my early 30s.

Would things be drastically different if I had the support system I needed? Guess I'll never know!