I don’t see anyone here making this about hierarchy or anyone claiming that one group of people is “better” (or “worse") than the others.
That Gen Z is scoring worse in those tests is a fact. Nobody says that Gen Z is “worse” because of that. If anything this might make previous generations look bad whose decisions lead to the world gen z has to grow up in: The school system, current crises, the pandemic, social media, etc.
To acknowledge those test results is the key to address what caused those results. Then we can discuss:
- What did we (yes all of us) do wrong (or right) that lead to this?
- How to help Gen Z and future generations to unlock their potential
- Or: Question if those tests are still relevant. Are those skills that were tested actually needed in our current time and are there important skills missing that were not tested?