tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206839.post3618961625265816550..comments2023-09-09T09:26:22.175-04:00Comments on Andrew Samwick's Blog: Kids TodayAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13514024573333057559noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206839.post-80391918029909121482007-10-02T14:34:00.000-04:002007-10-02T14:34:00.000-04:00I take as a given that most press reports are not ...I take as a given that most press reports are not "entirely accurate." What are the major inaccuracies, though, especially in the second piece?Jamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206839.post-77686789303928071852007-10-02T15:14:00.000-04:002007-10-02T15:14:00.000-04:00I couldn't agree more with the first article. ...I couldn't agree more with the first article. How many times have I thought that my students are a bunch of brats?<br><br>International students who grew up abroad are definitely less demanding. Why would that be? I have three hypotheses:<br><br>(a) They grew up in poorer families, where they were not entitled to as many material comforts as richer kids.<br><br>(b) They grew up in countries where self-expression and open criticism are not encouraged<br><br>(c) They grew up in more religious environments (similar to b)Francisconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206839.post-57394651841534188832007-10-02T20:08:00.000-04:002007-10-02T20:08:00.000-04:00When child #1 was applying, I came across a study ...When child #1 was applying, I came across a study from some professor from the midwest (KSU?) who showed that kids who were accepted to the "elite" schools but DID NOT attend wound up just as successful as those who did. Proving that what the elite schools are best at is predicting success at an early age.Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07472891144832591202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206839.post-67922963358439601332007-10-10T17:51:00.000-04:002007-10-10T17:51:00.000-04:00Weren't the Baby Boomers known as the 'Me ...Weren't the Baby Boomers known as the 'Me Generation' for many years? In 2006, a writer for USA Today (admittedly not the greatest source) even went to far as to claim, "Baby boomers are commonly thought to be the most self-absorbed generation in American history." The articles Professor Samwick provides strike me as typical examples of older adults complaining about the attitudes of younger generations, a phenomenon that repeats itself with every passing generation. The so-called 'Greatest Generation' said it about Baby Boomers and Generation X, Baby Boomers say it about Generation X and the Millenial Generation, and I'm sure the Generation X folks will say it about the Millenial Generation and the generation after that. There may be other legitimate claims from Professor Samwick's articles, but the notion that today's younger generations are unique in their self-obsession is bunk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17206839.post-56218584374862859602007-11-02T11:19:00.000-04:002007-11-02T11:19:00.000-04:00I don't belive the generation gap is a large a...I don't belive the generation gap is a large as it was when i was a kid.<br><br>Young people today do much of the same and have the same ideals and issues as they did back then<br>So don't worry, you are porbably closer to thier generation than your parents were to you.<br><br>Mark<br><br><a href="http://www.breakdown-cover.net/breakdown-insurance.htm" rel="nofollow">Breakdown Insurance</a>flanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08993711954263810568noreply@blogger.com