Yet another student selected reading assignment
These assignments always kill me because I can’t decide what
to use. This time I picked out five different topics and still had trouble
deciding what to use. That is when I looked out my door at work and saw some
kids wasting time and texting on their phones when they should have been working.
Hence the topic I picked out.
The article I selected was, “A generation of slackers? Not
so much” (Catherine Rampell). I was actually looking for an article
collaborating my beliefs that today’s kids have little to no work ethic, what I
found was this article’s inverse opinion to my own.
This article has several good points about how you cannot
compare apples to apples the workers of today and our parents’ generation. The
thesis resounds throughout the article that today's’ generation is not lazy.
They are even cited some research studies to back up their arguments. It doesn't
fully sway me to their point of view, but does make me think about theirs.
Maybe there are some things I am not taking into consideration and I need to be
more open-minded. It is still hard to believe it fully when my own real world experiences
have shown me otherwise. Sometimes you have to read the other sides’ view on a
subject just to see if yours is correct, and I did. After reading it I still
think their thesis is flawed and incorrect.
Jason I feel like I believe the same thing that today's generation is just 'lazy'. But as you stated and in this article we should look at the differences in society, the way things are done and the way we were raised. It brings up important issues of how to look at different points of view. But on the contrary, it is still a hard concept for me to understand the lack of 'work inhibition' in today's younger generation
ReplyDeleteJason, I'm glad you learned that the world around you (sometimes what you see outside your door!) can become inspiration for research and writing.
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