> ... I actually see this trend first hand. The article does not mention a "trend". Is something changing? > We are both perplexed and frightened at just how

> ... I actually see this trend first hand. The article does not mention a "trend". Is something changing? > We are both perplexed and frightened at just how lazy, unprepared and nonchalant the current generation of college goers are. Certainly. Yours was the same way. So was mine (I'm a professor whose undergrad years were in the min 1980s). I've been teaching at the university level for 20+ years, and I have seen some changes. My students today are more likely to have full-time jobs, more likely to have children, and more likely to have on-again-off-again college careers as a result of these and other factors, than my peers were when I was in school. It seems to me that they are also more likely to be stressed out and feel overworked. There are also cultural changes. Back in '83 when I was a freshman, you could say, "The purpose of a university is to expose people to unfamiliar ideas" in the student newspaper, and not get laughed at. But as far as drive, intelligence, and motivation, it all looks about the same to me.