Needs to be a new generational category...
I strongly believe that there is a big gap between people/students who were born in 1980s and those born in the 1990s. Although both of these groups are dubbed Generation Y, I believe, based on my own classroom observations that many of the students who were born in the late 90s do not really share too much in common with those born in the 80s. It may be my perception or personal age biases, but today's "youth" doesn't seem to want to do anything for themselves and lack respect for elders and authority figures. Maybe it is time to come up with "Generation Z".
Zach,
I could not agree more. I am a Gen-Xer. My son was born in 1999. He really doesn't fit some of the parameters of Gen Y. I have friends that are younger than me that are Gen-Y and the descriptions this lesson gives make sense for them. But my son was only 2 when 9/11 happened. Gen-Z sounds like a good plan to me!
