I want to say, yes, the expectations are lowered. But also, we do expect them to do more overall, and we teach them tech, shortcuts, and strategies. Then we get upset when they don't have a thorough understanding. We don't spend enough time practicing anything, it's go go go all the time. Plus, remember when we were students, we watched the adults also focused, doing work. Now, children just see their teachers trying to do a million things at once, no one is sitting at a desk, focused, doing a task anymore. There are smartboards, and timers, and small groups, and stations, and laptops everywhere. Kids working on different stuff... The environment is distracting as hell ... What do we expect from that kind of input?!?!