Semester Review: The Classroom as a Mirror (What Worked vs. What Broke)

The university classroom is a microcosm of society. If you want to know where the culture is going, look at the students.Another semester is in the books. I survived. But did the students?In this honest retrospective, Professor Funk breaks down the real highs and lows of teaching Gen Z in 2025. We move past the usual "AI is bad" complaints to look at what actually connected. We discuss the "Soft Quitting" phenomenon through the lens of Byung-Chul Han, why group projects are still the ultimate social experiment, and the surprising moments where critical thinking actually clicked.A look back at the wins, the losses, and the lessons. The syllabus is closed.