Ted Gioia (@tedgioia): " “One shocked professor has described young adults showing up to class, unable to read a single sentence.” https://fortune.com/2026/01/09/gen-z-college-students-struggling-to-read-professors-forced-to-rethink-standards-warn-of-anxiety-lack-of-workplace-prepardness/"

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Ted Gioia Jan 12

The Honest Broker

“One shocked professor has described young adults showing up to class, unable to read a single sentence.”

fortune.com

Gen Z are arriving to college unable to even read a sentence—professors warn it could lead to a generation of anxious and lonely graduates | Fortune

With Gen Z students struggling to read, academics have been forced to adapt—a move critics describe as “coddling” the next generation of workers.

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