I am all for the newest celebrity gossip, so of course the only blog to follow would be Perez Hilton's. He gives his commentary on all of the juiciest new scandals invading Tinseltown. I spend a ton of time laughing out loud reading story after story of Lindsay Lohan or Britney Spears. Once you start reading it, it becomes almost like an addiction...you have to keep on reading until you get all the gossip you can get. Keeping up with the goings-on in Hollywood is a favorite past time of mine, and I am sure I am not the only one who thinks like this. The link for his blog is http://perezhilton.com/.
When I am not surfing on Perez Hilton for the latest gossip, I love to read about the best sports team...The Philadelphia Phillies. I am one of the biggest fans and almost never miss a game. The blog is dedicated to any fan who feels like sharing their opinions of games or players. I like reading about what other people think about the Phillies and to know that I am not the only crazy fan. If you are as big a fan as I am of the Phillies you should check out this blog. http://www.philliesnation.com/
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Are We Really the Dumbest Generation?
To say that we are the dumbest generation, is making a bad accusation without getting all the facts first. Just because we live in a day and age that allows us access to technology, does not mean that we are dumb. In Mark Bauerlein's opinion, earlier generations retain the information and knowledge that they learn while our generation, Generation Y, just retain information long enough to recite it back for someone else. This could not be furthest from the truth.
With classrooms turning towards technology, there is more concentration on specific events that happened in history, or even just a more in depth look into something. Just because we don't know answers to questions that the Newsweek article, "The Dumbest Generation? Don’t Be Dumb." thinks we should know, does not mean that you can assume technology is to blame. For Mark Bauerlein to claim that we are easy "Jaywalking" targets is stereotyping a whole generation based off a few people. And this is where i have a very big concern. Yes, some people in Gerneration Y don't know who William Rehnquist is, but to then assume that the WHOLE generation is then dumb, is frankly, well, dumb. I am willing to bet that even though some people might not know who he is, they can jump on a computer and find then information, unlike people from other generations.
Generation Y has an advantage over all the older generations, technology. In todays worl, our generation can teach themselves what other generations had to learn in the classroom and expand further on an idea. Older generations might know an answer to a certain question, but our generation can find out so much more information thatn just a single answer. All with the help of technology. To say that IM and Facebook are helping to contribute to the title of the dumbest generation, and that it is the parents and teachers fault is ridiculous. Everyone, no matter what generation you are from, had things that they did all the time. Our generation has technology, so why not use it for something that makes us happy and keeps us from getting into trouble. I am sure that when other generations were kids, they did things that their parents didn't like, but did them anyways. So what is the harm of talking and keeping in touch with friends, which is really all the Facebook and IM is?
Generation Y is really the farthest thing from dumb. Technology has broght them away from being dumb, not the other way around. to have the ability to "go deeper" into a subject matter, or to even know how to use a computer, shows how we are not just dumb. How many people over 40 do you know that can create a wiki or create a CFH? Not that many. Mark Bauerlein made assumptions about a generation without knowing all the facts first and basing an opinion off of a handful of people. Maybe he should jump on a computer and try to accomplish the things that our generation has done, and then try to tell everyone that we are dumb. He can't do it.
With classrooms turning towards technology, there is more concentration on specific events that happened in history, or even just a more in depth look into something. Just because we don't know answers to questions that the Newsweek article, "The Dumbest Generation? Don’t Be Dumb." thinks we should know, does not mean that you can assume technology is to blame. For Mark Bauerlein to claim that we are easy "Jaywalking" targets is stereotyping a whole generation based off a few people. And this is where i have a very big concern. Yes, some people in Gerneration Y don't know who William Rehnquist is, but to then assume that the WHOLE generation is then dumb, is frankly, well, dumb. I am willing to bet that even though some people might not know who he is, they can jump on a computer and find then information, unlike people from other generations.
Generation Y has an advantage over all the older generations, technology. In todays worl, our generation can teach themselves what other generations had to learn in the classroom and expand further on an idea. Older generations might know an answer to a certain question, but our generation can find out so much more information thatn just a single answer. All with the help of technology. To say that IM and Facebook are helping to contribute to the title of the dumbest generation, and that it is the parents and teachers fault is ridiculous. Everyone, no matter what generation you are from, had things that they did all the time. Our generation has technology, so why not use it for something that makes us happy and keeps us from getting into trouble. I am sure that when other generations were kids, they did things that their parents didn't like, but did them anyways. So what is the harm of talking and keeping in touch with friends, which is really all the Facebook and IM is?
Generation Y is really the farthest thing from dumb. Technology has broght them away from being dumb, not the other way around. to have the ability to "go deeper" into a subject matter, or to even know how to use a computer, shows how we are not just dumb. How many people over 40 do you know that can create a wiki or create a CFH? Not that many. Mark Bauerlein made assumptions about a generation without knowing all the facts first and basing an opinion off of a handful of people. Maybe he should jump on a computer and try to accomplish the things that our generation has done, and then try to tell everyone that we are dumb. He can't do it.
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