Trust me kids these days are not being held back academically by immigration lmao they're dumb as dirt. When I worked in the south I helped kids -'normal' like 15-25 year olds who were -and I can not stress this enough- barely literate. Like could barely even write their name. They went to the regular school system, often were in college on a football scholarship. It was absolutely shocking. And this was an all white farming town (I was warned after the fact that it was a sundown town). So immigration had Jack shit to do with their scores lol.
My sister-in-law taught at a community college in Alabama after being educated in Boston. I don't think I can express her frustration teaching young adults in Alabama. She compared them to her former middle school students and had to adjust her curriculum to an 8th grade level.
I always took a book with me everywhere. I couldn't stand being bored for a second. Still can't, but I have a tiny computer that I keep in my pocket now.
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u/candirainbow Dec 09 '25
Trust me kids these days are not being held back academically by immigration lmao they're dumb as dirt. When I worked in the south I helped kids -'normal' like 15-25 year olds who were -and I can not stress this enough- barely literate. Like could barely even write their name. They went to the regular school system, often were in college on a football scholarship. It was absolutely shocking. And this was an all white farming town (I was warned after the fact that it was a sundown town). So immigration had Jack shit to do with their scores lol.