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Well-Known Angler

Gen Z is shaping itself into the 'Wasted Generation'
Gen Z has proven itself to be a Wasted Generation that throws away opportunities to be challenged and grow as people. Its success at this endeavor is an American tragedy.
Economics Professor Kendrick Morales recently declared that Spelman College fired him because he did not cave to students’ demands for higher grades and easier coursework.
Morales is not alone in claiming he was forced to invent nice-feeling grades for unserious students. In 2022, New York University fired a professor after his students complained about failing his course. In 2020, a Harvard University professor withdrew traditional penalties for academic dishonesty if his students admitted they were sorry for cheating.
But these outcomes are not the worst part of the grade inflation trend. The biggest problem is the students themselves.
We recently learned that in 2020, Stanford University students conspired with each other to blacklist professors who did not cancel assignments or give A’s to individuals emotionally invested in the Black Lives Matter riots. Instead of seizing the opportunities that higher education offers, Gen Z protests its way through the path of least resistance and highest comfort. That is the antithesis of pursuing higher education.