Monday, September 15, 2008
Dumbest Generation
In our general area I do not believe that people in our generation are dumb. This is becuase I consider many of my friends to be smart. Also 98 percent of students who graduate from Wissahickon High School go on to college. College bound students are certainly not dumb. One way you can measure intelligence is by growth. The growth of technology during our generation in huge. It has grown exponentially in the past few decades. We use technology with a purpose to learn and excel. Every generation goes through a time of less Intelligence, "Do you remember how stupid you were when you were a teen-ager? Or all that you didn't know -- and thought you did?"(8 reasons). This quote shows that even someone who believes we are the dumbest generation agrees that even his generation was not smart at one point. As far as being lazy, I can agree because I am a culprit of being lazy. Though I also believe that everyone in their teenage years can be a degree of lazy. An example of our laziness is me and a classmate doing this assignment the day it is due in another class (1st period TV Lab). Also another example of my laziness is the fact that I made the font as big as it can be to make it look like I am writing more.
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You brought up a good point in saying that the author was admitting that his generation was not that smart when they were younger. I agree that intelligence grows with age. Of course young people don't know as much as older people do, but that doesn't mean that they are dumb. I also agree that laziness plays a huge role in how people see our generation. I think that a lot of people can't see past the laziness, they judge intelligence solely based on this factor. But as you brought up, what teenager doesn't have a lazy side?
I agree with you when you say that in our area students are very successful and well-rounded students. When it comes to the use of technology the statements made that our generation abuses these tools may not be truthful in wissahickon. However in other school districts that are not as well developed as ours the technology use may not be as common. In the future I think that the influences of technology will be positive.
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