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A young English teacher's unfiltered goodbye is lighting up TikTok — and setting off alarms about the state of America's high schools.
In a raw, viral video, the 10th grade teacher doesn't hold back. After just three years in the classroom, she says she's done — and the reasons go way beyond pay. "This will not be my classroom after Friday," she began. "I am actually leaving the profession."
Why? According to her, it's because kids today can't read, won't write, and don't care. And she blames a mix of factors — from smartphones and AI tools like ChatGPT to a lack of guidance from older generations. "Technology is directly contributing to the literacy decrease we are seeing in this country right now," she said.
She's not talking about toddlers either — these are teenagers. "A lot of kids don't know how to read," she said. "They have had things read to them... These kids don't care. They don't care about making a difference in the world. They don't care about how to write a resume or cover letter — because ChatGPT will do it for them."
She says students roll their eyes and "throw tantrums" when asked to handwrite a basic paragraph. "We're talking five sentences," she said, stunned. "They get really, really unruly."
In a raw, viral video, the 10th grade teacher doesn't hold back. After just three years in the classroom, she says she's done — and the reasons go way beyond pay. "This will not be my classroom after Friday," she began. "I am actually leaving the profession."
Why? According to her, it's because kids today can't read, won't write, and don't care. And she blames a mix of factors — from smartphones and AI tools like ChatGPT to a lack of guidance from older generations. "Technology is directly contributing to the literacy decrease we are seeing in this country right now," she said.
She's not talking about toddlers either — these are teenagers. "A lot of kids don't know how to read," she said. "They have had things read to them... These kids don't care. They don't care about making a difference in the world. They don't care about how to write a resume or cover letter — because ChatGPT will do it for them."
She says students roll their eyes and "throw tantrums" when asked to handwrite a basic paragraph. "We're talking five sentences," she said, stunned. "They get really, really unruly."
