Today's Youth Is The Dumbest Generation

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Mark Bauerlien says that today’s youth is the dumbest generation because technology is stupefying us and jeopardizing our future. Technology today has brought us more ups then downs. Thanks to technology I can prove to you who the dumbest generation really is from test scores to our cellphones. How do we know if the facts he gave us are true if there were only a few of them? It’s not fair how the youth is being Criticized about the things we do but not everything is self-taught. We aren’t the only ones who are always checking our phones, email and social media. Our parents taught us most of what we know how to do so where do you think we got some of our issue’s from. Our parents tell us that we can be whatever we want to be in life if we …show more content…

I’m not calling him dumb but I just thought that was a coincidence. “Three kids ages 9,13, and 17 were tested on both their reading and math and the lowest scores in history were recorded by children born between 1961 and 1965.” (Howe Neil. "Who Is the Real 'Dumbest Generation'?" The Washington Post. WP Company, 07 Dec. 2008. Web. 16 Feb. 2017.) That statement right there says a lot on its own. If those scores were the lowest scores in history, then why are we so “dumb”. A huge difference between this age versus back then in the 50’s and 60’s is the environment we live in and the extra tools we have. We have tutors in-person and online, we have a search engine and video chat and now we have practice SAT test that are mandatory to take to helps us get an understanding of what the real SAT test is going to be like. The same marking shows up in SAT scores. “(1963) …In 2005, teens born in 1988 scored better on the combined SAT than any teens born since 1956-1957 ….and better than any teens born since 1951” Bauerlien, Mark. "Mark Bauerlien, Author of The Dumbest Generation: Why Youth Are failing." (2008): n. page.

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