GenMe- Blog 2

I loved reading GenMe. In my opinion it was very interesting and almost mind boggling to know exactly how much the generations have changed. It made me really want to stay on track with school and just try my hardest to get a degree, since the future doesn't look as bright as I once thought. This book made me understand its no longer as easy as graduating to get into the medical field. Some people may not agree with this statement, but statistics are statistics. I think out of all her "surveys" the schools' data was the most accurate. Unlike her asking a group of people; you cant necessarily believe every single person is giving the most honest answer. But the schools' data on the other hand can't be altered.
Another topic I would like to write more about is GenMe raising and leading our generation into narcissism. I highly agree with her on this particular topic. Raising our children to think that everything they do is good because you dont want to hurt their self esteem is the most ridiculous way to raise a child, in my opinion. If anything your setting them up for failure for their very own future and success. Why do that to your child? To make them feel special about theirselves while their young but to then have them slapped in the face with the harsh reality of this world when their older? Think about how their self esteem will be affected then. I would like to do more research on this particular topic. I want to know why GenMe feels the need to raise our children to thinking they are these "perfect little angels" due soley to the fact of not wanting to hurt their self esteem. And maybe its just not the parents. I want to know if other aspects are to blame; like the schooling, media, and the childrens' other peers. Once again this is just my personal opinion on this topic and if anyone has felt offended while reading this, Im truly sorry.