#Pandemic_generation

A growing body of research and firsthand reports suggests an unsettling pattern: students who leave high school with solid grades are arriving at university underprepared for the academic demands of college. A Slate parenting column that opened with a family’s struggle — where a daughter with strong high‑school marks lost her scholarship after a difficult first semester and a sibling now faces uncertainty — reflects a wider trend educators and researchers are sounding the alarm about (Slate advice column). ( There’s an Alarming Trend Happening at Our Kids’ High School. I Need to Stop It. )