tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post4278901015044453834..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: I Grow Weary Hearing About How This Generation Is So Different From Every Generation That Preceded ItDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-86432511597846702872010-05-28T20:00:07.617-07:002010-05-28T20:00:07.617-07:00I guess it's possible that the students have n...I guess it's possible that the students have no expectations at all, and that people from my generation make this stuff up in order to sound hip, knowledgeable, or important, but seeing how difficult it is for some people not to have a phone in their hands for an hour makes me wonder.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-17881833777382803722010-05-28T19:46:55.080-07:002010-05-28T19:46:55.080-07:00I would like to raise the possibility that the stu...I would like to raise the possibility that the students don't have much of an actual expectation at all. Most of them are *hoping* to get (or coast to ...) a degree which they then hope/expect will land them a job.<br /><br />Many of them are going to be disappointed, because an easy degree from a 3rd tier college isn't worth much.<br /><br />But ... I don't see any *evidence* that these kids "expect" any particular mollycoddling. Do we have any evidence? Or do we have somebody with a book making unsubstantiated claims? <br /><br />-Mark RouloAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-65982721636619610222010-05-28T06:39:21.034-07:002010-05-28T06:39:21.034-07:00What epiphany? I found that having a child is a *...What epiphany? I found that having a child is a *great* one!Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-49526869516757146852010-05-28T05:25:04.162-07:002010-05-28T05:25:04.162-07:00I am tired of a generation that can change their w...I am tired of a generation that can change their wallpaper, their ring tone and their type font expecting the entire world to conform to their individual wants. Part of the problem we are seeing is the extension of helicopter parenting wherein the children expect/demand services far in excess of what serves the overall community. We see it in the way they treat school, in the way they respond to the world in public situations as consumers and in the way they behave. These kids are shocked that bad decisions can kill them. They do not understand that actions like texting while driving are dangerous. Their attitude is "I want to do it, so I should be able to do it." I don't know what sort of epiphany it's going to take to turn them around.Ellen Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02845981491726296767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-1734264688649704962010-05-27T16:42:55.304-07:002010-05-27T16:42:55.304-07:00AMEN!!!!AMEN!!!!mrelliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00523394382663667514noreply@blogger.com