Kathleen
Cupcake
Sorry, guys! I work with teens. It's not the gamer kids who cannot make change and are the social misfits. Most teens play games of some kind - that is true. XBox, web games, RPGs, etc.
In the 50s and 60s, adults blamed that devil music. In the 70s, it was blamed on the drugs. In the 80s, we just said no and blamed it on the "Me Generation." The list goes on and on. As someone who has been involved with teens since the 80s, I think the kids who cannot count change and are socially inept are the same ones that we always have seen: The ones that waste education, blame everyone else for their issues, and grow up too fast. The real Fonzie look alikes were socially aware when down at Thunder Alley, but they would not know what to do at the deb ball nor were their high school transcript Harvard-ready. Still many found success on some level for the world in which they lived.
The moral and intellectual decline of youth has been bemoaned since Socrates' days. I honestly cannot wait to see what will be next. You know? Fess up now, how many of you terrorized your parents by something. My father was scandalized by the hula-hoops and told me that only tramps pierce their ears. It made such an impact that I pierced other things prior to the ears, which waited until I was over 40.
Any how, kids today are awesome. Please do not judge them all by the teen working the drive-through....especially if you drive through at noon. Most gaming teens are probably in AP Calc during that time.
~Kathleen
P.S. I want a Wii.
In the 50s and 60s, adults blamed that devil music. In the 70s, it was blamed on the drugs. In the 80s, we just said no and blamed it on the "Me Generation." The list goes on and on. As someone who has been involved with teens since the 80s, I think the kids who cannot count change and are socially inept are the same ones that we always have seen: The ones that waste education, blame everyone else for their issues, and grow up too fast. The real Fonzie look alikes were socially aware when down at Thunder Alley, but they would not know what to do at the deb ball nor were their high school transcript Harvard-ready. Still many found success on some level for the world in which they lived.
The moral and intellectual decline of youth has been bemoaned since Socrates' days. I honestly cannot wait to see what will be next. You know? Fess up now, how many of you terrorized your parents by something. My father was scandalized by the hula-hoops and told me that only tramps pierce their ears. It made such an impact that I pierced other things prior to the ears, which waited until I was over 40.
Any how, kids today are awesome. Please do not judge them all by the teen working the drive-through....especially if you drive through at noon. Most gaming teens are probably in AP Calc during that time.
~Kathleen
P.S. I want a Wii.
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