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<blockquote data-quote="spectreman" data-source="post: 15835976" data-attributes="member: 175436"><p>I work at a state college & see them all. The generalizations about the various generations are just that- broad, sometimes substantiated, sometimes unsubstantiated generalizations. I've got snowflakes, I've got folks who served in the military, I've got kids who have held a job since they were 14 to help support their families and their dreams. I've got kids who are hard workers & diligent, kids looking to slide thru and the lazy slackers and/or crazy ones who should be on meds or contained in locked facilities because they're a danger to themselves or others. </p><p></p><p>My son is a great example. Worked his arse off in high school w/academics, clubs & sports and aced it. Got to top notch college, discovered beer & fun whilst living out of state and had, uh, issues. By junior year, he tightened up because he knew by then he wanted to go to med school but had, in the process of fun, damaged his GPA. After graduation, he returned home, got 2 jobs, went back to school, improved his GPA and applied to med schools for 4 years before finally getting accepted. He refused to give in & he's now in the top 20% of his med school class. </p><p></p><p>My daughter, who is equally bright & diligent in her school work but 12 years behind him in age, sadly sometimes cannot get out of her own way. It's almost like she wants to look at herself as a depressed person, when in fact, she's got everything working towards her advantage. As her parent, it's very frustrating to watch. </p><p></p><p>It's a cultural and generational thing and I firmly believe that social media plays a huge role in the current generation's thinking. The need to be 'liked' on every post, the # of 'friends' you accumulate even tho you have no idea who these people are, the viciousness of people as they hide behind the anonymity of the internet, etc. </p><p></p><p>The other aspect which has contributed to this has been the progressive mentalities imposed & indoctrinated upon these last 2 generations, especially whilst in school. The kids no longer know how to communicate one on one, and worse, they don't know how to deal w/verbal, physical, or emotional confrontation. </p><p></p><p>Since the day they entered pre-school, they've been taught to share and no fighting and you're not allowed to defend yourself. They're all winners, they're all special. All this was supposed to help build self esteem when the exact opposite has proven true. You've got a generation coming up that only understands they have no self-esteem/self worth or the other end of the spectrum where they think they are the most important person in the world, filled w/extreme hubris. I think this is going to be a terribly challenged generation.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spectreman, post: 15835976, member: 175436"] I work at a state college & see them all. The generalizations about the various generations are just that- broad, sometimes substantiated, sometimes unsubstantiated generalizations. I've got snowflakes, I've got folks who served in the military, I've got kids who have held a job since they were 14 to help support their families and their dreams. I've got kids who are hard workers & diligent, kids looking to slide thru and the lazy slackers and/or crazy ones who should be on meds or contained in locked facilities because they're a danger to themselves or others. My son is a great example. Worked his arse off in high school w/academics, clubs & sports and aced it. Got to top notch college, discovered beer & fun whilst living out of state and had, uh, issues. By junior year, he tightened up because he knew by then he wanted to go to med school but had, in the process of fun, damaged his GPA. After graduation, he returned home, got 2 jobs, went back to school, improved his GPA and applied to med schools for 4 years before finally getting accepted. He refused to give in & he's now in the top 20% of his med school class. My daughter, who is equally bright & diligent in her school work but 12 years behind him in age, sadly sometimes cannot get out of her own way. It's almost like she wants to look at herself as a depressed person, when in fact, she's got everything working towards her advantage. As her parent, it's very frustrating to watch. It's a cultural and generational thing and I firmly believe that social media plays a huge role in the current generation's thinking. The need to be 'liked' on every post, the # of 'friends' you accumulate even tho you have no idea who these people are, the viciousness of people as they hide behind the anonymity of the internet, etc. The other aspect which has contributed to this has been the progressive mentalities imposed & indoctrinated upon these last 2 generations, especially whilst in school. The kids no longer know how to communicate one on one, and worse, they don't know how to deal w/verbal, physical, or emotional confrontation. Since the day they entered pre-school, they've been taught to share and no fighting and you're not allowed to defend yourself. They're all winners, they're all special. All this was supposed to help build self esteem when the exact opposite has proven true. You've got a generation coming up that only understands they have no self-esteem/self worth or the other end of the spectrum where they think they are the most important person in the world, filled w/extreme hubris. I think this is going to be a terribly challenged generation. [/QUOTE]
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