"To begin, there is no actual evidence to support the view that this generation is distracted, performing poorly or otherwise less capable than previous generations. In fact the evidence suggests that on the whole, this is the smartest generation ever. IQ is up year over year for many years, university entrance exam scores are at an all time high and it has never been tougher to get into the best universities. Furthermore, volunteering amongst high school and university students is at an all time high and in the US the percentage of kids that are clean in high school -- i.e. they don't do drugs or alcohol -- is up year over year for 15 years. This is a generation about which we can be enormously hopeful."
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Don Tapscott: New York Times Cover Story on "Growing Up Digital" Misses the Mark
Don Tapscott: New York Times Cover Story on "Growing Up Digital" Misses the Mark:
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I really enjoyed this link. Have struggled with grandsons in love with the Internet who have grown up digital. One used to come and stay with me and would literally stay up all night on the Internet if I would let him. His father was constantly going to school because he acted up in classes he said bored him. His father finally sat in on all his classes and said all but two teachers had lost control of their classes completely, none of whom were paying any attention to them, this was in a largely Hispanic neighborhood as my grandson's mother is Hispanic.
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