Life styles have changed dramatically between the two generations from single parent homes, children of child care, to the types of role models children have. The author of “The Real Generation Gap” Marianne Jennings proves the point that, “the gap between generations is wider than ever before.” Marianne Jennings a professor made this speech to her fellow educator to warn them of the troubled future of generation X. Jennings believes these two generations have a large gap between them which will adversely effect generation X in their life decisions.
Two key Gaps Jennings writes on are the Skills and knowledge gaps. The lack of skills is attributed to the lack of effort and the inflation of grades. She shows statistics that all types of placement test scores have been falling while the average h
igh school GPA’s have been rising. The knowledge gap is also attributed to the way it is taught to generation X. Jennings sight’s many examples from today’s text being taught to students with somewhat ridiculous information. Jennings uses examples of young people that she knows and interacts with to prove her point, most notably her daughter and the college classes that she teaches. She says that these two gaps in generation X are not really the fault of the generation, but rather the education system. Next Jennings addresses the critical thinking gap. One of the things attributed to this lack of critical thinking is the “environmental obsession.” Jennings feels that this constant bombardment of environmental problems leaves generation X willing to believe anything that they hear. Jennings s
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