The Dumbest Generation? DateTime:7/30/2010 4:29:02 PM
http://www.gold4power.com has cheap wow gold for sale !The generation that is most comfortable with digital technology, which gives them unprecedented access to all of the world's knowledge, knows less than the previous generation that lacked this advantage. In other words, the generations whose thumbs do most of their talking can't express themselves beyond the level of a text message. Could the vast majority of people under the age of 30 (Gen Y and the youngest Gen Xers) be so clueless?While this isn't new news, what's different this time around is that the gap between the-best-and-the-brightest and the average graduate is much wider. Because the return on investment is so much greater for these star performers, employers can be certain that the competition for talent will only be getting more intense.They read updates about friends on MySpace instead of reading current events in newspapers. They know more about World of Warcraft than they do about World War II.In a world of scarce talent, employers will need to transform themselves to make effective use of a generation that isn't ready to contribute to the traditional workplace.
Buy cheapest wow gold in gold4power.com !This is a generation who grew up reading blogs instead of books. Just one-fourth could write a basic paragraph.These programs will need to be tailored so that they are relevant to the actual work the employee will perform.The small percentage of well-educated, high achieving college students will have their choice of employers and competition for them will be fierce.The result is that just one-third of high school seniors graduated with the ability to read proficiently. Another 60 percent did not know the Civil War took place in the second half of the 19th century.The problem is that many young adults are using technology to communicate rather than to learn. In effect by using shorthand texting, they are reinforcing their own illiteracy every time they send and receive a text message.
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