When I enrolled in this class I was dreading having to read a book. I'm not a reader and do not enjoy reading. When is glanced at this book the topic did intrigue me and I thought maybe I can get interested in it. As I began t rad Generation Me I found it easy to read and follow which is where most books lose me. There are alot of interesting questions and topics in this book. Twenge is very opinionated and at times hypicritical. This actually made it more interesting to read and allowed me to get more involved and form my own opinions.
The issue that gained my attention the most is how Gen Me is told they are sopecial and have these blown up expectations of what they can be. Sure some of them can and will be but what about the ones that underachieve? Aren't they being setup for a big let down? Maybe even setup for failure by believing they don't have to work hard to achieve their dreams and goals.
How can we change the idea that they are "special" and will succeed at what ever they try? Not everyone can be the President or CEO of a company, some people are good at being a hard worker and those people are needed and its not a bad thing to be a blue collar worker. Hopefully Gen Me understands that this is not a negative or a let down if they end up having to perform such jobs.
I'm glad your realistic about how we're going to need the hard workers and not everyone is going to the head of a company behind a desk not doing anything. People need to realize that there will always be the people cleaning the toilets for the CEO's.
ReplyDeleteI agree when you talk about how the generations have made everyone to believe that they can do anything they put their minds to, but can they really? No one is superwoman or superman. Enjoyed reading your post!
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