What Is The Dumbest Generation

The new generation, known as Gen Y or those under 30, are now also being known as the “dumbest generation” because of their “lack of knowledge” and “ignorance”. These individuals couldn’t be any more mistaken. It may be true that much of the generation may have different perspectives when it comes to education, but so would any generation of people in this world. There has been a widespread of technology and innovations that may be distractions, causing people to become unfocused and blind to their true educational potentials, or the answer simply being that they truly don’t want to live up to those potentials. Though, this does not mean that the technology is to blame. Humans have their own will and may do what they please, meaning that if
Those of us in this generation are not unintelligent or “dumb” at all if anything we’ve expanded our knowledge, with new technology aiding by our side. Using these innovations, our learning techniques have substantially improved, and because we use these to our advantage, that doesn’t make anyone any less intelligent than our elders. As said by Sharon Begley, a science columnist, “there is no empirical evidence that being immersed in instant messaging, texting, iPods, video games and all things online impairs thinking ability.” (Source 2) Therefore, technology isn’t able to corrupt our thinking. It is our own will to let it have an effect on us and how we are willing to educate ourselves. With the new technology of this era, the generation is achieving higher levels of education along with faster and more efficient ways of
So, it is true to say that “the outcome emerges through exploration, in contrast to classroom learning that is oriented toward set, predefined goals” (source 4) because of this new opportunity to use the internet and communication with others to achieve more knowledge and learn new things. When Bauerlein commented on this generation, what he might not have known was “IQ scores in every country that measures them, including the United States, have been rising since the 1930s.” (Source 2) and Gen Y’s “ignorance” “reflects not dumbness but choice.” (Source 2) As stated before, the people of this time have their own free will. They decide on whether or not they wish to be intelligent and educated, or be who they want to be. If someone doesn’t prove to be intelligent, it might not be because they aren’t, but because they don’t need to prove themselves to others. Especially if they do not wish to be perceived as smart or