In the July 4th, 2016 New York Post article “I’m millennial and my generation sucks” by Johnny Oleksinski, he introduces himself as a member of the millennials and at the same time, describes that generation as the worst one. The author claims in his article that this generation is characterized as procrastinators, irresponsibility, and self-concern. He concludes with a list of some actions which can be useful to break the stereotype about millennials. Oleksinski begins his post by describing some contributions of the baby boomer generation and of the millennials. The baby boomers invented computers, while the millennials, have just contributed with emojis and Tv Recaps.…
As a high school student, I all too frequently find myself bombarded with emails and postcards detailing the exuberant life of a college campus. Within the last week, I have received an email from Sarah Lawrence College that described their welcoming community and their high rating among the LGBT community, an email from University of Richmond that details their very own internship program, and an email from Soka University that proclaimed their devotion to diversity in all things. They want to sell me their college experience, not a college education. Edmundson’s article is correct in it argument that University education is tainted by consumerism. College has become a playtoy for the rich and smart students that have freely given up the opportunity to learn and excel.…
A Change in Perspectives To the everyday adult, college students are easy to come off as lazy, self-indulgent, disrespectful- what anyone would say of a young adult who lives for the party and gives less than their best efforts in school. On the contrary, to the everyday college student, this narrow-minded adult would be very wrong. It is not until Rebecca Nathans works in her book My Freshman Year that we have the adult challenging the prejudiced views non-students have on these young adults.…
In “The Beat Up Generation” (2014), written by Abby Ellin, she defines the Millenials as a generation that is spoiled, self-entitled and technology controlled. Despite the negative representation of Millenials, Ellin praises them for being hardworking, technology innovating and outspoken. Ellin offends Generation Y being viewed as lazy and having no motivation to work in order to further claim her purpose and because this was written for Psychology Today and published, her intended audience was for the general public who were most likely to be curious or knowledgeable about the Millenials. I wasn’t very shocked or angry of what Ellin wrote about Millenials since it was all true. Sure, we do come across as lazy, technology obsessed or as we have been named as “heads down generation” meaning we always have our head down looking into our phones but that is because of our generation like many generations before us, is flawed.…
Keith M. Parsons, a philosopher, historian and author at the University of Houston-Clear Lake is teaching incoming college freshman in their late teens for his first time. He describes the challenges higher education professors are facing from new millennial generations who have distant priorities about college. Professor Parsons indicates they do not know how to behave because they are accustom to not working hard. Does Parsons have a particular type of favorite student? Consequently, their output is low from habits of “passive” learning.…
"Getting Ahead of the Disruption” Peaceful Setting College, although a private institution, shared aspects of political influence. The college is located in a small college-centric town in a Mid-Western US state with an impression and expectation of academic excellence and higher learning. The college benefited from a substantial endowment that provided them the financial resources to see the institution through difficult financial times (Manning, 2013). Although the college was not in a current crisis, administrators were concerned the current financial and educational model may no longer be supportable. In an effort to bring change to keep the college financially an educationally viable, the college began to explore innovative ways to approach the education they deliver now and in the future (Manning, 2013).…
The author advises young adults to enjoy their college experience. Zinsser uses a plethora of pathos evidence mixed with a bit of logos to convince his audience. He utilizes an organizational strategy consisting of pathos followed by logos. All of these aspects combined proves to be quite effective at convincing his audience. I challenge young adults heading to college to find at least an hour each day to do something…
According to Annette Lareau and Calarco, the social class of parents has the power to shape the life chances of their children, even though Americans tend to oppose this idea (2012: 61). A study conducted by economist Tom Hertz found that forty-two percent of low-income American families remained in the same income class two generations later (Hayes 2012: 61). Economists Daniel Aaronson and Bhashkar Mazumder also found that class mobility has sharply declined since 1980 and can be partially explained by education (Hayes 2012: 61). This paper is a mapping of the educational trajectory of a first-generation college student from a working-class background. The focus will be on how the level of meritocratic achievement, tracking placement, and…
Being a first-generation college student is highly stringent. Your immediate family members have high standards and expectations they expect you to follow. Quitting is not an option, once you're in, you are in to finish, to graduate, to open new doors. The pressure is on you now, to set the example for the younger ones. I've come to the realization that I no longer have time for chores, watching television, or even spending quality time with my family.…
In the article “A Generational Approach to Understanding Students” authors Michael D. Coomes and Robert DeBard give us insight on different theories and frameworks studied to understand the Millennial generation and the relationship between generational succession. The frameworks included in this article help us understand the relationship between people of different age groups present on campus and how they function. The authors believe a generational perspective is important to understand the groups and individuals, frameworks, and generations on campus and how they are different from each other. It is necessary, for a student affair educator to communicate with different sets of individuals present on campuses. They need to understand…
Throughout history, generational differences have been becoming more distinct every day. Generations such as, the Boomers, who were born between 1945 and 1964, and the Millennials, who were born after 1980, which is today’s generation have showcased major contrast in social views. Both generations however, share the commonality of being the largest generations of young people. The Boomers were activists who started to fulfill their own desires, while trying to maintain their expected responsibilities to their loved ones. The Millennials are more optimistic in accomplishing more than just what’s needed and are more advanced in a technological world.…
My reaction to Karen K. Myers • Kamyab Sadaghiani’s Millennials in the Workplace: A Communication Perspective on Millennials’ Organizational Relationships and Performance Name: XU Wenxin Student ID : 17430879 My reaction is about Karen K. Myers • Kamyab Sadaghiani’s Millennials in the Workplace: A Communication Perspective on Millennials’ Organizational Relationships and Performance.…
Recently, there have been debates on millennials, also known as Generation Y (people born roughly between the 1980’s and 2000), and whether older generation love or hate the generation that is ‘so full of themselves’. How Those Spoiled Millennials Will Make the Work Place Better for Everyone, written by Emily Matchar (2012), argues that millennials aren’t all bad and will better the workplace. At the beginning of her article, Matchar describes millennials negatively, “teacup kids, for their supposed emotional fragility; boomerang kids, who always wind up back home; trophy kids — everyone’s a winner! ; the Peter Pan generation, who’ll never grow up” (pg. 1). The use of these negative names for millennials helps the writer connect with the reader’s…
1. Introduction Managing in the 21st century has become more challenging than ever. In recent years, there has been an increasing focus on managing Millennials. By the year 2020, it has been estimated that Millennials would comprise of half the global workforce (PricewaterhouseCoopers, 2011).…
Every day there are new articles about all the struggles that millennials are facing as the enter the adult world. Many of them are faced with large amounts of debit that they had accumulated during their college years. They whiny that things are different than when their parents and grandparents went to college. What millennials need to realize is that, they are not working hard enough to afford college. When their parents where in college, they worked their summers away to pay for their year’s tuition.…