My Generation is...
“We are supposed to be leaving by now! What is holding them up? Why do they always have to be late? This is annoying. It happens every day. Why do they always have to be on their phones? ” These are the normal wonders of every morning when trying to leave for class. The guys of the Fraternity are always too busy doing their normal stuff to be able to get out on time. They are always on their phones and sleepy from their gaming experiences that somehow ended up lasting the entire night. When they get to the car, they all try to find the door handle while still staring at their phones. When they finally get into the car, none of them acknowledge the fact that they are late and I have been waiting. They continue to tap on their …show more content…
Generation “Z” is becoming much harder to teach due to their use of technology. According to an article written by Matt Richtel in “The New York Times”, “There is a widespread belief among teachers that students’ constant use of digital technology is hampering their attention spans and ability to persevere in the face of challenging tasks.” Technology is producing answers at very high speeds and wiring their brains for fast results in everything. This is causing students to grow impatient in the classroom. When a teacher is trying to show a kid how to do something and he or she does not get it, the kid is very likely to just give up. If they cannot figure out how to do things quickly, they are not willing to do them at all. How does this relate to technology? When they are playing a game on their device and they fail, they can just switch to an easier game and succeed. When they face a challenging task, they can not just switch to some new easier task. If a baseball team is up one run and the other team has a runner on second and a runner on third, the pitcher can not just ask the umpire to clear the bases so that it is easier. Young people take the fastest way out in almost everything. This results in them …show more content…
For example, many of them lack social skills because of their use of social media. In a research study published by Pew Research Center, “95% of all teens ages 12-17 are now online.”I need a stronger piece of evidence to support my interpretation. This shows that teens only know how to communicate well through texts and many other forms of social media. This takes away from their actual social skills. They are too busy spending their time in front of screens that they rarely gain experiences in having a face-to-face conversations with adults. Not being able to have a lasting conversation with an adult could affect their lives greatly. If they are applying for a job and are having an interview, they need these skills in order to give the employer a good impression. Employers are obviously more likely to hire someone who is more well rounded than someone who is not. It is just common sense. This is another thing that many people of Generation “Z” lack. It too, goes back to the fact that they use technology too much. Common sense is the ability to use your own judgements to know what is right and what is wrong. Many teens are too caught up in what is popular and what the majority of people think that they do not use good judgement in the times needed most. Technology takes away so much from their ability to make the right decisions that they have become too dependent on the adults in their
“We are supposed to be leaving by now! What is holding them up? Why do they always have to be late? This is annoying. It happens every day. Why do they always have to be on their phones? ” These are the normal wonders of every morning when trying to leave for class. The guys of the Fraternity are always too busy doing their normal stuff to be able to get out on time. They are always on their phones and sleepy from their gaming experiences that somehow ended up lasting the entire night. When they get to the car, they all try to find the door handle while still staring at their phones. When they finally get into the car, none of them acknowledge the fact that they are late and I have been waiting. They continue to tap on their …show more content…
Generation “Z” is becoming much harder to teach due to their use of technology. According to an article written by Matt Richtel in “The New York Times”, “There is a widespread belief among teachers that students’ constant use of digital technology is hampering their attention spans and ability to persevere in the face of challenging tasks.” Technology is producing answers at very high speeds and wiring their brains for fast results in everything. This is causing students to grow impatient in the classroom. When a teacher is trying to show a kid how to do something and he or she does not get it, the kid is very likely to just give up. If they cannot figure out how to do things quickly, they are not willing to do them at all. How does this relate to technology? When they are playing a game on their device and they fail, they can just switch to an easier game and succeed. When they face a challenging task, they can not just switch to some new easier task. If a baseball team is up one run and the other team has a runner on second and a runner on third, the pitcher can not just ask the umpire to clear the bases so that it is easier. Young people take the fastest way out in almost everything. This results in them …show more content…
For example, many of them lack social skills because of their use of social media. In a research study published by Pew Research Center, “95% of all teens ages 12-17 are now online.”I need a stronger piece of evidence to support my interpretation. This shows that teens only know how to communicate well through texts and many other forms of social media. This takes away from their actual social skills. They are too busy spending their time in front of screens that they rarely gain experiences in having a face-to-face conversations with adults. Not being able to have a lasting conversation with an adult could affect their lives greatly. If they are applying for a job and are having an interview, they need these skills in order to give the employer a good impression. Employers are obviously more likely to hire someone who is more well rounded than someone who is not. It is just common sense. This is another thing that many people of Generation “Z” lack. It too, goes back to the fact that they use technology too much. Common sense is the ability to use your own judgements to know what is right and what is wrong. Many teens are too caught up in what is popular and what the majority of people think that they do not use good judgement in the times needed most. Technology takes away so much from their ability to make the right decisions that they have become too dependent on the adults in their