Disparities other than money

I borrowed this blog from a teen-ager on line. I think she pretty much hits the nail on the head regarding the disparities we have with these kids that cause a generation gap. All the points we may disagree with that kids take part in are explaned quite well by Sarah. See if you agree. We as educational leaders need to talk to kids like Sarah, or simply read their blogs. By doing this I think we can get rid of a lot of misconceptions and understand these students a lot better.

Meet Net Gen- Chapter One


Posted by Sarah_CHS on February 18, 2009 at 4:56pm

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I was shocked at the way that intelligent adults see us. It shows that they don’t comprehend the way our minds work. I was honestly not expecting it to be so harsh. I think that some of it may be true, but it doesn’t seem so bad to us. And the rest of it is completely untrue. For instance, in the second point where we are called “sceenagers,” to us talking to people online is socializing. We are able to meet and get to know people that we might never meet in person. This communication helps us understand and keep an open mind to other people. This first point also irritated me. It’s not that we are dumb and can’t focus. We can multitask, which is a skill that other generations don’t have. And as for stealing, wouldn’t passing a book around friends be the same as sharing music with friends? Either way only one person is paying for it, and everyone gets to enjoy it. The other point that I felt was very untrue was that we don’t care. I personally do care. I have a strong set of values and don’t see what is wrong with caring about my friends. They are like family to me. the worst part about this is that it says that we don’t vote. If I remember the stats correctly, then we have been voting. There was a large increase of young voters in this year last presidential election. However, the points on being shameless, violent and bullying are more accurate. Instead of being shameless, I think that we just have different standards. We see it as letting people know who we are, as well as getting to know others. I can understand the worry about what we post on the internet. I personally don’t put anything up that I think will negatively affect me later in life. This generation gap is just too extreme for complete understanding of one-another. All we can do is accept that we are different.

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