American middle school teacher in North Carolina says it’s never been this bad
She’s losing it because she’s never had kids behave this badly, “I have 30 year teachers telling me they've "never seen anything like it." My god people. What the ACTUAL F*** are we doing?!”
“They're sleeping, skipping, getting suspended, leaving early, goofing off, straight up not doing the work, making up excuses, arguing with each other, losing materials, showing up late, if they show up at all.! could go on”
She actually says she will go “insane” if she has to keep teaching because of how kids act now on school
It never used to be this was but unfortunately this is the new normal in America
There was a national poll:
- 75% of K-12 educators surveyed by Education Week identified student behavior as their top concern for the 2026-27 school year
- 71% says their biggest concern is also low student engagement
- 64% of teachers reported overall student behavior has worsened compared to previous years
- 35% saying it is “a lot worse” than last year