Posted on 01/09/2013 10:24:53 AM PST by rarestia
A new analysis of the American Freshman Survey, which has accumulated data for the past 47 years from 9 million young adults, reveals that college students are more likely than ever to call themselves gifted and driven to succeed, even though their test scores and time spent studying are decreasing.
Psychologist Jean Twenge, the lead author of the analysis, is also the author of a study showing that the tendency toward narcissism in students is up 30 percent in the last thirty-odd years. This data is not unexpected. I have been writing a great deal over the past few years about the toxic psychological impact of media and technology on children, adolescents and young adults, particularly as it regards turning them into faux celebrities—the equivalent of lead actors in their own fictionalized life stories.
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Raising a generation of narcissists???
He11, we elected one president!
Not my kid
Is he talking about the Baby Boomers?
I’m not a big fan of Facebook and the way the young people use it, but they don’t come anywhere near the deluded, self-aggrandizement found in the nannies from the Baby Boom generation who want to force the putrid ideas they come up with in their egocentric worlds on everyone else.
I think that was one of the conclusions he was leading us to make through this article, and I don't believe it's unwarranted.
If a child is ignored long enough by a sufficiently large portion of his or her peer group, he or she will tend to act out in a very large way to gain popularity, or in this case notoriety. Girls tend to attempt or fully commit suicide, while boys tend to lash out violently.
This is taught to every Freshman psych major in every major college in the US. Having minored in psychology, I can tell you first hand that the Lanza situation was textbook masculine "peacocking" for notoriety. He was likely a poor video gamer and a social media outcast, so he resorted to physical "real world" means to enact revenge on those who "dissed" him.
Once he realized what he'd done, he saw no way out but to kill himself. Facing the public and the scorn that would've been visited upon him was more ghastly than any video game he'd ever play.
I’m from CA, too, and you’d think if anyone wanted to see the fruits of liberalism, multiculturalism, and open borders, all they’d have to do is look at CA, especially LA and San Fran. But do they learn? No. They race on, hell-bent on turning the rest of the country into the same mess.
Exactly. Sacramento is only in debt to the tune of $264 billion. In Washington DC it is $16 trillion and climbing. California should have been exhibit A on what happens when you put the liberals in charge of everything, when you abandon all standards, when you raise taxes, when you allow spending to get out of control, when you let the public service unions run loose without any restraint, when you allow pensions to get out of control, when you turn blind eye to illegal immigration. California simply let go. There is no brain’s reign around here, no discipline whatsoever. And the rest of the nation is following our insanity. That drives me crazy. The nation could have learned from our mistakes instead of repeating them.
I had a smartphone for awhile, an HTC. I could even watch YouTube on it. Then I was thinking, “I’ve got a laptop at home, and if I really need a computer on the go, I’ll take it with me. If my boss needs me, she can always call or text me.” So I sold it and bought myself a Nokia 2730c-1, which has Bluetooth, FM radio, MP3, and basic internet connectivity. So much happier.
But do they have their own theme music?
Generally, kids don’t understand pecking orders. They do think as you stated.
My son graduated college last December, but could only find a job putting tires on cars at a tire store. He stayed at it nine months, until he found a better job as shipping manager in the warehouse of a good-sized plumbing/HVAC wholesaler. I told him they would not have been interested in him if he hadn’t been working at the tire place. They wanted someone willing to get their hands dirty as well as had a degree. If he’d been waiting tables, or doing nothing, he would not have landed the job.
Not enough young people are learning this lesson. This is what good employers are looking for.
We have one lost generation raising another lost generation on progressive "truths" that have a lifetime of a weekend or so, where self esteem has a higher value than honesty, character and integrity and all in a dumbed down world determined to remove from our collective consciousness God and the concept of an authority higher and greater than our immediate personal wants and desires.
We are reaping the seed we have sown and are raising those who will eventually be our caretakers. You'd think we'd be more interested in the quality our golden years and future, but you'd be wrong.
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It's also not that important. This is an Internet forum, not a writer's workshop.
Did you have trouble understanding the point of the post, or are you just being pedantic for pedantry's sake?
It was hilarious. Basically it said:
1. they don't like long hours or hard work so accept the fact that they can't put in the traditional 40-60 hours.
2. They need a "cause" (well, yeah, they've all been brainwashed that causes are omni-important) so make them feel as though they are contributing to some big picture. They need a purpose and meaning, not just a paycheck.
3. As an employer make sure you know the answers to two questions: How does what we do, as an organization, change the world? How does what we do change human experience in the world? (again from the communist brainwashing they've had all their lives)
4. They need constant feedback as to how wonderful they are and how valued they are.
I couldn't believe my eyes. Bottom line: I wouldn't hire one of these people with someone else's payroll. I am sure there are exceptions but I wouldn't take the gamble.
Yeah, but post an excerpt from your blog and you'll get more attention than at all them other sites.;)
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