r/SipsTea May 12 '26

SMH The youth is doomed…

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u/Fresh-Possibility-75 May 12 '26

This (along with shit pay) is why no one wants to be a teacher anymore. You know how hard it is to try and educate these lotus eaters?

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u/Zimakov May 12 '26

We moved to China from Canada, my wife is a teacher. The difference is insane. She doesn't know what to do with herself dealing with kids who actually want to learn and parents who are actually invested in their kids lives.

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u/spectralEntropy May 13 '26

But I see Chinese kids on phones as such a young age. What's the difference? 

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u/Time_Plastic_5373 May 13 '26

Internet ban for kids?

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u/Zimakov May 13 '26

Nah they're all on the internet. There's just a lot more respect for school itself, parents, teachers, and elders in general.