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Epic Economist, 1/6/26
"Teachers Are Crashing Out As Something
Is Deeply Wrong With America’s Youth"
"Teachers across America are reaching their breaking point and they're finally speaking out. In classrooms from elementary schools to high school, educators are witnessing something they've never seen before: students who can't read at grade level, who refuse to follow basic instructions, who see no value in learning because "AI can do it for me." This isn't about one bad day or one difficult class. This is a pattern. And it's getting worse.
In this video, I'm reacting to dozens of teachers sharing their experiences the behaviors they're seeing, the lack of support from administration, the parents who won't pick up the phone, and the students who genuinely don't understand why effort matters. We're talking about eighth graders reading at kindergarten level. Tenth graders who think three paragraphs is "too much." Kids who can't tell you their own address or their parents' names.
What's driving this? It's not one thing. It's everything. Endless screen time from birth. Instant gratification from apps designed to hijack attention. A school system that passes kids along regardless of ability. Parents stretched thin by inflation, cost of living, and the demands of modern life. A culture that rewards victimhood over resilience. And an education system that's stripped teachers of autonomy while piling on responsibilities they never signed up for.
This isn't about blaming kids. They didn't build this world - we did. But if we don't start having honest conversations about what's happening, we're setting up an entire generation to fail. And the teachers trying to sound the alarm? They're burning out and walking away. Watch. Listen. And ask yourself: what are we going to do about it?"
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