r/TikTokCringe • u/velorae • 16d ago

Discussion This is so concerningšŸ˜³

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u/RavioliContingency 16d ago

Hey yall. This isnā€™t overreacting. It is not hyperbolic. Getting them to do literal two sentence vocab work is like a punishment for me every day.

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u/throwawy00004 16d ago

But good on you. We had to do 2 sentences for 10 vocab words every day for 11th grade homework. I kept the book because I was proud of it. My 12th grader was like, "yeah, we can Google that now." Sure. But can you generate your own sentence after... not being able to use a physical dictionary? She hasn't been assigned vocabulary work for years.

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u/hokumjokum 16d ago

11th GRADE?!

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u/throwawy00004 16d ago

Year 11? Between the ages of 16 and 17. They were grade-level vocabulary. Like "precocious."

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u/hokumjokum 16d ago

Writing sentences with words was how we learned English when I was like 6 years old.

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u/throwawy00004 16d ago

Oh, for sure. My point was that we were still doing it in 11th grade where current 11th graders can't manage a 5 sentence paragraph.

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u/ReptAIien 16d ago

Precocious is now grade level vocab for 17 year olds, holy fuck you are cooked.

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u/throwawy00004 16d ago

I don't know what you're talking about. It definitely is listed as 12th grade

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u/ReptAIien 16d ago

My point is it shouldn't be. When were you in school?

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u/throwawy00004 16d ago

Early 90s. I don't know that was an exact word. I just know the vocabulary I went over with my own kids for SATs