Gen Y is routinely painted as being spoiled, shiftless, and contrary. Millennials are blamed for pretty much everything–any downturns in the economy, rapidly changing social
Tag: Boomers
Student Teaches Teacher
A learning moment for this Boomer: A Gen Z student asked permission to draft with paper & pencil before typing-up in Word. I said
Is this the key to motivating under-thirty students?
Faculty members, have you ever returned a set of final exams or end-of-term projects only to have younger students complain that they deserved a “break”
Generational Stereotypes
Are Millennials really self-centered? Are Boomers all workaholics? In their 2008 article, Johnson and Lopes reject the belief that workers can be judged by stereotypes of their generations.
The Third Age
We all know that there is a trend toward an older society and, in turn, an older workforce. This trend is rooted in decreased birth rates, economic challenges facing those of traditional retirement age, and a changing definition of what constitutes “old.” Some theorists even champion the idea of the “third age”—
