With all respect that is a statement put forth by a select group who looks to place blame anywhere except were it belongs.
Who raises the alleged "snowflakes"? Id assume some would like to assign a certain group, which again would only be a lame attempt to shift blame.
In short order these snowflakes will be attending our needs as we age, defending our nation and governing us, while attempting to keep the world a safe place.
Before one points fingers, just remember who hands off todays world and the condition of affairs to the next generation.
The real question is did we do as good a job as our elders. Then we can talk about snowflakes and society.
All due respect back - and I totally agree that parents are doing an equally crappy job of it - but our public education system in this country is a shambles and has been for a long time now.
The emphasis has not been on the fundamentals - "readin', writin' and 'rithmetic" stuff - but instead on all manner of
child psychology type engineering for many years now.
The results are obvious - we're not competitive in the world education-wise; instead, we churn out generations of barely literate kids who can't often even balance their checkbooks or work up the numbers on taking out a loan at the bank.
Oh, but they got
self-esteem out the ying-yang, by God...
All full of entitlement expectations, but rarely any work ethic to actually
earn their way through this life.
There's reasons our kids, on average (there's always exceptions) don't do well at fundamental knowledge.
There's reasons the work market is so devoid of candidates for all the trades, too.
There's reasons the "stay at homes" often wind up in Mama's basement into their late 20's/early 30's.
WE are failing our children (and now grandchildren). WE have done too good a job seeing to it they have it
better than we did. Spoiled and entitled, WE have done them a great disservice in the process.
The very backbone of the country is in jeopardy as a result.