We the people under the age of thirty are said to be the dumbest generation by experts, professors, researchers, and articles made about our generation, but they will be proven wrong below. Many people believe technology is to blame for the ¨dumbest generation ¨.While there are many people who believe that we are a part of the dumbest generation, there are also many that heavily disagree with that, the following essay will show and explain how these people that believe we are a part of the dumbest generation are wrong. To begin with, we are seen as the dumbest generation and technology is to blame, but why is it to blame is it not possible that technology has made us smarter? Technology has opened doors and many opportunities that allow …show more content…
Technology is once again being blamed and used as a reason to say that we are the dumbest generation as it is said, ¨Facebook encourages narcissistic blabbering, video and PowerPoint have replaced carefully crafted essays, and texting has dehydrated language into “bleak, bald, sad shorthand” (as University College of London English professor John Sutherland has moaned).¨, so these professors are using technology such as texting and powerpoints against us so-called ¨dumbest generation¨ to say we are illiterate (Article 7). Well that is were they are wrong, they are not prepared for the change in literacy is the problem here, they do not see the change that is occurring right in front of their eyes, it was stated by Andrea Lunsford a professor of writing and rhetoric at Stanford University, ¨I think we’re in the midst of a literacy revolution the likes of which we haven’t seen since Greek civilization,” she says. For Lunsford, technology isn’t killing our ability to write. It’s reviving it—and pushing our literacy in bold new directions.¨, so in other words, literacy is simply changing and humans of our generation are simply a part of that change (Article 7). People are writing more, just because the writing is changing does not mean our generation is the dumbest, it is simply developing different writing
“The Dumbest Generation” is a title no group of people want to behold. Nonetheless, people under age thirty have been given this belittling title. To those who go off questions about obsolete general knowledge rather than the ability to take in and evaluate knowledge, this title may seem quite fitting. However, Millennials aren’t quite as dull as they’ve been perceived to be. The ability of Millennials to absorb information, rather than know general facts, and their use of contemporary technology
Dumbest Generation Mark Bauerlein the author of The Dumbest Generation, claims that people under thirty are the dumbest generation in modern history. Many people call us the dumbest generation because we have the Internet. The Internet does not make our generation “dumb”, it makes us one of the most advanced generation yet. There is much evidence to support both side however it is clearly evident that this generation is not the dumbest. With all this up and coming technology, many people think
Young Generation: Unwilling or Just Hindered “The Dumbest Generation” by Sharon Begley and “Meet the Twixters” by Lev Grossman both tackle “issues” of the young generation. “The dumbest Generation” deals with the decline in intellect. Begley claims that the young generation’s ignorance does not equate to stupidity, and therefore, it is incorrect to label them as dumb. On the other hand, “Meet the twixters” deals with the decline of the number of young people moving on into adulthood. It claims
The Dumbest Generation, How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future is a critical analysis on the effects of the prolific spread of information and communication technology on the youth of today. A statement such as : those under the age of thirty are “the dumbest generation” is quite a bold assertion.although I am definitely under thirty and easily fall into “the dumbest generation” category I do agree with such statement to an extent. The four documents geared towards
In his book The Dumbest Generation, Mark Bauerlein states that the Millennial generation, with their dependence on technology, are the dumbest generation. He says that Millennials have an unprecedented lack of general knowledge, and this foreshadows trouble in the future when this generation takes control of the agencies of power. Bauerlein’s analysis ignores the nuances of generational ideological priorities, reaches damning conclusions from weak and sparse data, and hypocritically ignores the historical
a preface to the novel The Dumbest Generation, Mark Bauerlein critically evaluates how technological distractions affect the younger generation. Bauerlein states that “digital diversions” are cutting the younger generation off from culturally enhancing mediums and is in turn making the younger generation less intelligent. Though Bauerlein is correct about the increase of peer pressure due to technology, he is mistaken about how technology is making the younger generation unintelligent. Bauerlein begins
approaches in regards to making there arguments about the purpose of an education. Although they share common ground on various issues, the two become divided due to the types of examples and evidence they use to support their claims. After careful analysis, it is clear that Henry s line of reasoning and concrete evidence tops that of Bird s due to his logical insight. Unfortunately for Bird, she is simply left scrambling in the dark in search of bogus evidence in an attempt to backup her claims.