Matt Madeiro, have you ever heard of him? He is a selfless man who had a goal of raising 25,000 dollars in order to buy a school bus for a village in Nepal with no transportation to school. A bus was delivered to this village on Matt’s 25th birthday which just happened to be on the 25th day of December. His goal was exceeded by a whopping 18,875 dollars and the kids in Nepal were able to get their bus. It’s people like Matt who have been doing good for this world, and many other millennials, like Matt, have also been doing great things for this world. Some people may say that the millennial generation is nothing but narcissistic, technology dependent, and lazy. However, this isn’t true at all. The millennial generation, also known as generation
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In recent years, and as millennials have been getting older, the world has been much more open to change. The United States of America voted a president into office whose campaign slogan was “change we can believe in”, and millennials are beginning to challenge “norms” in today’s society. According to Joel Stein, of Time Magazine, “Millennials are more accepting of differences, not just among gays, women, or minorities, but in everyone” (34). Generation Y is becoming more engaged in today’s society, and as a result they are changing the world for the better. Racism has been on a decline, acceptance of the LGBT community is on the rise, and the violent crime rate has been decreasing for a considerable amount of time. The millennials have also changed the “one size fits all” education norm which is the result of the American education system being in the media crosshairs. With technology being a part of everyone’s lives, it doesn’t seem to be utilized to its full potential in the classroom. In the coming years, technology will monitor students to determine how fast they are learning. “This will prevent students from falling into the gaps of the educational system, while at the same time not holding another back” (Economy). The millennial generation has found new ways to utilize technology in the classroom, and with changes like this, the “one size fits all” educational policy will no longer exist. Previous generations have considered the millennial generation lazy. However, this generation has been everything but lazy. Too much change has been initiated by the millennial generation for them to be considered such a term. Change, such as decreased racism, acceptance of being different, and new educational policies, has made the world a better place. Change is what keeps the world moving forward, and generation Y has certainly taken the world to new places it has never been
In recent years, and as millennials have been getting older, the world has been much more open to change. The United States of America voted a president into office whose campaign slogan was “change we can believe in”, and millennials are beginning to challenge “norms” in today’s society. According to Joel Stein, of Time Magazine, “Millennials are more accepting of differences, not just among gays, women, or minorities, but in everyone” (34). Generation Y is becoming more engaged in today’s society, and as a result they are changing the world for the better. Racism has been on a decline, acceptance of the LGBT community is on the rise, and the violent crime rate has been decreasing for a considerable amount of time. The millennials have also changed the “one size fits all” education norm which is the result of the American education system being in the media crosshairs. With technology being a part of everyone’s lives, it doesn’t seem to be utilized to its full potential in the classroom. In the coming years, technology will monitor students to determine how fast they are learning. “This will prevent students from falling into the gaps of the educational system, while at the same time not holding another back” (Economy). The millennial generation has found new ways to utilize technology in the classroom, and with changes like this, the “one size fits all” educational policy will no longer exist. Previous generations have considered the millennial generation lazy. However, this generation has been everything but lazy. Too much change has been initiated by the millennial generation for them to be considered such a term. Change, such as decreased racism, acceptance of being different, and new educational policies, has made the world a better place. Change is what keeps the world moving forward, and generation Y has certainly taken the world to new places it has never been