As an engineering manager my final job interviews required passing about an eighth grade comprehensive test just to apply. I was told it was because grades transcripts and resumes were all assumed to be fake or inflated.
I’m an adjunct instructor for a public university’s engineering program. I can attest that today’s college students are terribly unprepared by their high schools. The sophomore level class I teach should be a challenge but not all that difficult to pass. Nearly half of my class failed or had to withdraw in the past two semesters; remarkable numbers that I’ve never seen in the 15+ years I have taught the subject. This semester’s students were high school juniors when the plandemic hit. We’ve got a way to go before these damaged students are flushed from the system.