Joyce: And what did you do tonight? Dawn: Irritated Giles. I'm beginning to get why Buffy likes it so much.

'Get It Done'


Natter 52: Playing with a full deck?  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Trudy Booth - Jul 06, 2007 7:19:08 am PDT #6645 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart

A recent study showed it was better to praise hard work than telling kids they were smart, which is probably what GC is referring to.

I heard about that! It makes a lot of sense.


tommyrot - Jul 06, 2007 7:20:11 am PDT #6646 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Yeah, my generation watched Mr. Rogers and, believe me, the sense of entitlement now is very different than it was back when I was in college, or even ten years ago when I started teaching.

Huh. I guess I don't hang out with young'uns much these days - can you give some examples/anecdotes?


Glamcookie - Jul 06, 2007 7:23:36 am PDT #6647 of 10001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister

Blaming Mr. Rogers is silly, but there is a ridiculous amount of entitlement going on with today's young adults (and yesterday's, too).


Jesse - Jul 06, 2007 7:24:36 am PDT #6648 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

(I'm tail end of slacker, myself.)

You know, that whole Gen X stereotype makes me so angry, in retrospect. It started when our cohort was (a) in college, and (b) in a recession, for those who were looking for jobs. And just a couple of years later, weren't "we" all the dot-com whiz kids? I mean, really.


Glamcookie - Jul 06, 2007 7:26:28 am PDT #6649 of 10001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister

As a proud member of Gen X, I think we turned out just fine. It's Gen Y we have to worry about...

t /you kids get offa my lawn


Frankenbuddha - Jul 06, 2007 7:28:47 am PDT #6650 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

As a proud member of Gen X, I think we turned out just fine.

That's what you think.

Signed,

Member of Generation ? since 1966.

It's Gen Y we have to worry about...

You're not wrong there, though.


flea - Jul 06, 2007 7:29:17 am PDT #6651 of 10001
information libertarian

One thing that makes me laugh and laugh about today's college students is how much time they spend on the cell phone with their mothers. Like, on the campus bus, half the kids are talking to mom. I went to college to get AWAY from my mother!

But wrt entitlement, professors see a LOT more grade-grubbing now than they used to. Students seem to think grades are negotiable. Also, they steal the public staplers from the library. This may be original sin and not generational, though.


Jesse - Jul 06, 2007 7:30:20 am PDT #6652 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

It's the goddamned tweens with their Bratz dolls and thong underwear, is what. ::shakes cane::

Anyway. I have another half-hour I have to be at work, so of course I don't want to work anymore, but I think I'm stuck here waiting on a couple of things from an out-based coworker, so I can print them out and hand them to the Big Boss to sign. Eh. I hope she's quick.


megan walker - Jul 06, 2007 7:30:28 am PDT #6653 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist

Well, in general there is a lot more of:
--asking for extensions
--asking to be excused from class for various personal activities
--asking for changes to assignments/exams to be more in line with what the student feels like doing
--asking for a better grade just because the student really "needs" a better grade for scholarship, sports, parents, or whatever.

I had a student recently who never did reading, never spoke in class, failed the mid-term, got poor grades on his written assignments, and then emailed me the last week of class to say he was worried about his grade and what could I do about it.


ChiKat - Jul 06, 2007 7:32:12 am PDT #6654 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?

Member of Generation ? since 1966.

Frank, born in 1966 puts you in Gen X.