2.) How will you bridge the gap of the students in future generation? Y & Z

 

Ø  I will bridge the gap of the students in the future generation by adapting technology-based both school and in home. But preferably in school so that it will enlighten the mind of my students in the future that their school is adapting higher technology. They might feel that they are not behind from the other countries in terms of technology. I should be able to cater to both sides Y and Z generation gap. I will not allow that there is one side left behind. I must be fair in dealing with them (no favoritism allowed). And in order to avoid the gap of both parties I will appreciate the two of them. It is indeed that no new without the old one exist.

The words below describes the difference between Generation Y(Millennium) and Generation Z (Boomlets).

Generation Y/Millennium

• Born between 1981 and 2000
• Aka “The 9/11 Generation” “Echo Boomers” America’s next great generation brings a sharp departure from Generation X
• They are nurtured by omnipresent parents, optimistic, and focused
• They schedule everything
• They feel enormous academic pressure
• They feel like a generation and have great expectations for themselves
• Prefer digital literacy as they grew up in a digital environment. Have never known a world without computers! They get all their information and most of their socialization from the Internet
• Prefer to work in teams
• With unlimited access to information tend to be assertive with strong views
• Envision the world as a 24/7 place; want fast and immediate processing
• They have been told over and over again that they are special, and they expect the world to treat them that way
• They do not live to work, they prefer a more relaxed work environment with a lot of hand holding and accolades

Generation Z/Boomlets

• Born after 2001
• In 2006 there were a record number of births in the US and 49% of those born were Hispanic, this will change the American melting pot in terms of behavior and culture. The number of births in 2006 far outnumbered the start of the baby boom generation, and they will easily be a larger generation
• Since the early 1700′s the most common last name in the US was ‘Smith’ but not anymore, now it is Rodriguez
• There are two age groups right now
• (a) Tweens
• (a1) Age 8-12 years old
• (a2) There will be an estimated 29 million tweens by 2009
• (a3) $51 billion is spent by tweens every year with an additional $170 billion spent by their parents and family members directly for them
• (b)Toddler/Elementary school age
• 61 percent of children 8-17 have televisions in their rooms
• 35 percent have video games
• 14 percent have a DVD player
• 4 million will have their own cell phones. They have never known a world without computers and cell phones
• Have Eco-fatigue: they are actually tired of hearing about the environment and the many ways we have to save it
• With the advent of computers and web based learning, children leave behind toys at younger and younger age. It’s called KGOY-kids growing older younger, and many companies have suffered because of it, most recognizable is Mattel, the maker of Barbie dolls. In the 1990′s the average age of a child in their target market was 10 years old, and in 2000 it dropped to 3 years old. As children reach the age of four and five, old enough to play on the computer, they become less interested in toys and begin to desire electronics such as cell phones and video games
• They are Savvy consumers and they know what they want and how to get it and they are over saturated with brands
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