I think most of the teachers on the board have posted about this kind of thing and, from what I hear, a lot of it comes from the parents. I think at least some of it comes from the stakes, either real or perceived, being high - as in, get into the right college to be able to get a good job afterwards.
Of course, I saw some of the same thing in my job more than 20 years ago - kids straight out of college with a liberal arts degree expecting to be hired into an upper level professional job at a fairly high salary.
I wondered when Gen X started (I'm 1970).
I wondered when Gen X started (I'm 1970).
I think it's officially 1963? Anyway, right after the boomer birth numbers dropped off.
t gives secret 1970 handshake
Cash, that is totally me and my brother. My parents had me really young (mom was 18, dad 19) and they had nothing. I appreciated everything I got as a child because I didn't get tons all the time. By the time my bro was in his teens (born in 77), they were doing very well. He was completely spoiled. I resented the hell out of it until I was old enough to see that I was the lucky one because I'm completely independent. At 29, he is still leaning on the parents (now with added wife and 2 kids). Ayayay.
t returns cool-ass 1970 handshake
Frank, born in 1966 puts you in Gen X.
Huh, Wikipedia agrees. I coulda sworn there was a group in between the Boomers and the X-ers.
shrugs
X-Wikipeding
Huh, Wikipedia agrees. I coulda sworn there was a group in between the Boomers and the X-ers. shrugs
You think you are entitled to your own personal generational designation, don't you?
Nah, remember how we were always the "Baby Bust", before we decided to give ourselves a cool-sounding slacker-hip new name instead?
You think you are entitled to your own personal generational designation, don't you?
Yep. I'm a child of Mr. Rogers (though moreso Sesame Street/Electric Company).
Sixes?
(Hey, I'm entitled to em!!)
