Kaile and Linda.
The Dumbest Generation , by Mark Bauerlein.
I picked this book up at the library because of the title.
I always thought MY generation was the dumb one, but it seems the new generation of technology savvy kids is the generation the writer is describing--part of the "dumbing down of America" with Face-book and Twitter, etc.
He generally makes good sense, I think and has done a lot of homework--quoting surveys and studies aplenty.
He also remarks: "...instead of regarding youngsters as inferior minds and unformed egos in need of tutoring, educators should treat them as colleagues in creativity, voices at the community table with a unique perspective."
I appreciate that comment and believe that our Creative Workshop is in that direction.
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