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Bri
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Re: Does anyone else notice this generation of high school kids
Posted by Karen
I teach Middle School and it amazes me how acceptable a 65 has become!!!!!! If I ever brought home a 65, I wouldn't have seen the light of day until the next report card.
Honestly, if a 65 is perfectly acceptable to the parents, why should the child try harder? There is very little internal motivation for this generation, it's actually quite sad.
I too teach middle school and I see it regularly. They think Middle School "doesn't count".
My parents gave me heartache if I brought home lower than a 90. 
These kids just don't care and I think their parents are too busy and want the kids to be self sufficient enough that they don't keep on them the way they should.
Also, many parents find it easier to just do the work for their kids so that they don't have to spend time explaining, working with them, because it takes more time. I also see parents that want their kids to get the best grades so they do the work for them. This teaches the kids to do ZIP on their own when they have to.
I had intrinsic motivation because my parents instilled it in me. My parents never had a negative attitude toward my teachers, my homework, etc. They sat with me no matter how long it took. My father worked long hours and there were times I was up late waiting for him to help me. But I stayed up with him as he patiently worked with me. He did not do it for me.
I feel now, many parents have a negative attitude towards teachers, amount of homework, etc. and these are the kids that don't care. They develop a negative attitude from their parents, and/or their friends/friends' parents.
I also think that the media adds to it. Today's celebrities aren't the best of role models for the kids. I feel like when we were growing up, we had more "wholesome" role models than the kids do now.
I could go on and on with this . . . .
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Re: Does anyone else notice this generation of high school kids
Posted by THEINFAMOUSMRS.OTG
I agree with this. I think if you're going to talk about the kids' being unmotivated, you need to discuss the parent involvement.
My son is in kindergarten & I'm already hearing from mothers blaming the teachers for behavioral or educational issues. That is pathetic. Your kid's behavior is your responsibility.
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| Posted 6/27/07 11:51 AM |
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MrsPowers
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Re: Does anyone else notice this generation of high school kids
Posted by nov04libride
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Posted by anna
Ive seen this in the high schools also, and just from subbing (well who DOEs want to work when their teacher is out, party day!   )
but I remember last year one girl was mocking her classmate.
"cool girl mocking the nerd"
she made a comment like "oh SURE she's almost done, we didnt even start" just overall obnoxious comments.
and I couldnt hold my tongue and I nicely said to her
"I suggest you start being nice to her, because in a few years, she might be your boss, you'll be sitting outside HER office, ordering her coffee and lunch"   
I just had to shed a dose of reality on her little smart alec face 
and I think it worked.. she was pondering life for the duration of the class, and her "nerd" ( classmate was smiling but still a bit confused about what I said
I get what you're saying, but we made fun of nerds and were mean to the subs in the 80s too.
The way the kids in our generation treated subs or other adults was quite different than how the kids today treat adults. They have very little respect for adults.
Really? Because we threw a chair at the sub's head. I'd hate to see what they are doing these days!
All I have to say is I am a permanent teacher and not a sub and I have been cursed at which I personally think is completely inappropriate. I teach in a very middle class district and these things happen. I really think that kids today have very few restrictions in their life and think that they are entitled to a passing grade. They need to earn their grades.
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curliegirl
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Re: Does anyone else notice this generation of high school kids
You should see some of these kids behavior when they come to me to plan a sweet 16!!!!
They feel as if they deserve to have a lavish party with all the bells and whilstles, and the parents oblige!!!!
These aren't kids who ask for things nicely and say they will help pay, the majority are kids who walk in with Coach bags, D&G sunglasses and shorts up their a$$, demanding only the best.
It's pretty revolting to hear a parent be degraded by their child in front of you, and frankly, it is a parenting issue.
I never would have dreaming of acting this way.
I held a job all through high school, had great grades, paid for my own college and made the Dean's list.
Yes, I must admit that at times, lately, I have become less motivated, but it is nothing in comparison to what I am seeing from teenagers.
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| Posted 6/27/07 12:40 PM |
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Diane
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Re: Does anyone else notice this generation of high school kids
Posted by megsm3
I teach hs and it is amazing how most students are perfectly okay to just do enough work in order to make it through the course
same here....times sure have changed. These kids think mom and dad are going to hand evrything over to them and pay for everything and dont want to do any work.
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| Posted 6/27/07 12:52 PM |
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Diane
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Re: Does anyone else notice this generation of high school kids
Posted by curliegirl
You should see some of these kids behavior when they come to me to plan a sweet 16!!!!
They feel as if they deserve to have a lavish party with all the bells and whilstles, and the parents oblige!!!!
These aren't kids who ask for things nicely and say they will help pay, the majority are kids who walk in with Coach bags, D&G sunglasses and shorts up their a$$, demanding only the best.
It's pretty revolting to hear a parent be degraded by their child in front of you, and frankly, it is a parenting issue.
I never would have dreaming of acting this way.
I held a job all through high school, had great grades, paid for my own college and made the Dean's list.
Yes, I must admit that at times, lately, I have become less motivated, but it is nothing in comparison to what I am seeing from teenagers.
well said...I agree. I have had meetings....and was so atounded by the way the kids talked to their parents
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