President Obama speaking at Kalamazoo Central High School:
“You all were raised with cell phones and iPods; texting and e-mail; able to call up a fact, a song, a friend with the click of a button—so you’re used to instant gratification. But meaningful achievement, lasting success—that doesn’t happen in an instant.” These are words to repeat over and over to teenagers.
And here is a YouTube video sent to me by a couple of high-school students in Northbrook, Ill. They made it in response to The Dumbest Generation, taking an extra cue from Leno’s “Jaywalking” segments, and it’s hilarious and worrisome at the same time.
3 Responses to Words From the President and From High Schoolers
scott_wedman - June 9, 2010 at 11:55 am
Seriously? A bunch of jocks at Glenbrook North don’t know things so that means their generation is stupid? Come on. You can do better than that. How about referencing some scholarship or serious research.
markbauerlein - June 9, 2010 at 6:56 pm
You can check out research and survey data from US Dept of Ed (NAEP scores), Scott, or Bureau of Labor Statistics, Book Industry Study Group, the National Survey of Student Engagement (Indiana U), the American Freshman Survey (UCLA), the Civic Literacy Survey (ISI), the National Geographic Literacy Survey . . . or this article in the Chronicle:http://chronicle.com/article/A-Very-Long-Disengagement/30350/
jffoster - June 11, 2010 at 7:14 am
Remarkable video this is. These boys and girls (yes, I mean boys and girls) illustrate two mathematical concepts: a. lowest common denominator b. everywhere dense.