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STILL AT RISK: THE SHOCKING IGNORANCE OF OUR YOUNG
Mr. Moran-
While what you right is totally true, perhaps the real essence of the problem is the attitude of our society.
Comment Posted By bab On 29.02.2008 @ 21:29
As a member of the genaration in question, I was appalled by this study - no one likes their generation being targeted negatively. However, I wasn't shocked in the least. While I can answer all the questions that 'shockingly' only a sole minority could, I understand the predicament of Generation Yers. Our entire educational career has been dominated by new ideas: new math, new response styles, and new tests. The latter, most dominately influenced by Bush's NCLB standards has perhaps had the most negative inluence in conjunction with the trend (at the state level)of individualized standardized tests. All these lead to the practice of "teaching-to-the-test". While this practice may limit the overall raw knowledge that we (our generation)individually has (such as the ability to identify Oedipus Rex), I believe it has only furthered our abilities to analyze and synthesis information on a deeper level than that of previous generation. When questioning this generation, one must keep reality in mind through self-questioning. Assuming you're not an English professor, when was the last time you identified Oedipus, King of Thebes. Probably never. And if you can't identify it, how can you expect us too? Instead of passing blame, maybe one should take some initiative and recify this problem. Or else.
