im talking more along the lines of kids around 13 and 14, but yes i am only 19, so i do fall in to that category of hte younger generations. But that doesnt mean i cant notice these problems.

and nah, i wouldnt say people are getting dumber.. but smarter.. alot of youth are dumb, but then again they are some really smart young people out there.. infact i probaly know more dumb people who are old then young..
i agree wtih you on the part that yes, there are really reallly realllly smart kids out there, but its not the same..

Perfect example, after my first semester of my senior year in highschool, the freshman class had a total of 76%(around 300 kids) fail 1 or more classes. I talked about this with my principle one day during lunch cuase ive known her since i was like 3, and she too said the numbers prove it. Every year they have had a decline in average grades and test scores. Occasionally a year will come along with a smart group of kids that bump up the class stats, but overall, the school was getting dumber. Now this may be an isolated incident(i hope so) at just my highschool, but its very possible that its happening in a lot more places that we think