Failing Students #1: COVID-19 Microgeneration

The two cursed cohorts have reached college and they are struggling

(Source: Piqsels)

In my two decades of teaching university courses, I’ve never seen more students have more struggles than in the last two years. That’s especially the case this current year. I have a suspicion as to why this is.

One can’t assume that every individual in any group is the same, but there are patterns and tendencies. In an earlier article, I offered a theory to understand generations by identifying major events occurring at individuals’ most impressionable ages of 5 to 17. Here is that article in full.

The Baby Boomer Boondoggle and the “Gen X” Lie

The last generation that I named in that article was the COVID-19 generation. The lockdowns and high levels of anxiety in 2020 and 2021 took a toll on many people in all age groups, but the pandemic probably had a greater effect on young people in their formative years. Using the concept that those formative ages are 5 to 17 years old, we would define the COVID-19 generation as people born between 2003 and 2015. Also in my article, I offered a look…