In his book “The Dumbest Generation”, Mark Bauerlein, a social critic and professor, explains his stance regarding the Millennials. Bauerlein claims that students in the last ten years have two major differences compared to previous generations: declined reading habits and declined general knowledge. Bauerlein states these differences, but he fails to clarify the meaning of ‘general knowledge’ and how it is measured. While individuals under the age of thirty aren’t the least intelligent generation, their lack of ambition has decreased along with their interest in acquiring information.
Many older individuals have a preconceived notion regarding the Millennial Generation. People from older generations, including Mark Bauerlein, refer to Millennials as the dumbest generation because of their declined general knowledge. According to Sharon Begley, “IQ scores in every country. . . , including the United States, have been rising since the 1930s. Since the tests measure not knowledge but pure thinking capacity. . . Gen Y’s ignorance of facts. . . reflects not dumbness but choice”. This reveals the Millennials ability to acquire information but their lack of interest and motivation to do so. …show more content…
Technology may be to blame for this. According to Nicholas Carr, “Immersing myself in a book or a lengthy article used to be easy. . . Now my concentration often starts to drift after two or three pages. . . The deep reading that used to come naturally has become a struggle.” While technology isn’t an adequate replacement for reading, it has made tasks, such as writing, much easier. Reading may have been one of the most important parts of acquiring information in the past, but now, in the age of technology, there are more efficient ways of learning. For example, information that is now found with a few clicks of a button used to take hours of reading to
Many older individuals have a preconceived notion regarding the Millennial Generation. People from older generations, including Mark Bauerlein, refer to Millennials as the dumbest generation because of their declined general knowledge. According to Sharon Begley, “IQ scores in every country. . . , including the United States, have been rising since the 1930s. Since the tests measure not knowledge but pure thinking capacity. . . Gen Y’s ignorance of facts. . . reflects not dumbness but choice”. This reveals the Millennials ability to acquire information but their lack of interest and motivation to do so. …show more content…
Technology may be to blame for this. According to Nicholas Carr, “Immersing myself in a book or a lengthy article used to be easy. . . Now my concentration often starts to drift after two or three pages. . . The deep reading that used to come naturally has become a struggle.” While technology isn’t an adequate replacement for reading, it has made tasks, such as writing, much easier. Reading may have been one of the most important parts of acquiring information in the past, but now, in the age of technology, there are more efficient ways of learning. For example, information that is now found with a few clicks of a button used to take hours of reading to