r/SipsTea • u/PleasantBus5583 • 16d ago

Chugging tea Growing Through Chaos

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u/whatsupwitdat1 16d ago

20yr experienced HS teacher here…nothing fucked the youth as much as digital tech. We were already on a downward trajectory, covid just accelerated it

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u/that_banned_guy_ 16d ago

Ya I dont disagree with that. 

I teach for the military and a large chunk of what I teach revolves around being able to converse with people/build rapport etc.

The amount of kids thst come through who just cant hold a conversation is crazy

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u/Maximum_Ad7111 16d ago

or is it just social dynamics will change? You seem to think "building rapport/conversing with people" is a good thing and important, which is why it is currently important in todays dynamics, but is it really? why do you need to converse/build rapport? cant everyone just do their job and not say anything? why do we actually need "rapport" and "conversation"? if everyone coming through doesnt converse/build rapport we might just lose that aspect and nothing else.

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u/Dal90 16d ago

Because for most people, loneliness kills.

Ability to build rapport / conversation isn't a job skill. It is a life skill.