Youth culture and the Divide

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Back in time there weren’t smart phones and the computers we have today. Some of the teachers grew up around where technology didn’t exist like today. The millennials or “me” generation were born between 1980 and 2000. “Millennials have grown with the ability to access people worldwide through their computers. Tablets, smartphones, and social media are everyday part of their lives” (Chinn and Gollnick). I’m one of the millennials, I was born in the year of 1990 and to be honest I have trouble with today’s technology. If you think about it yes, it’s a whole different generation, but as teachers we can find strategies to overall these lacks communication with their students.

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I believe the curriculum should be very interesting to get students attention. For example, according to Teaching Millennial Students “Integrate technology into your teaching. Millennials are the "wired" generation. Use technology to deliver your instructional plans -- include interactivity through use of multimedia, interactive storytelling, computer games, simulations, and virtual labs. Use computer software, blogs, digital cameras, and supplemental in the learning process”. I for instance would use an app with work problems from a website for students to work. Then I will let them submit their answer from a form that would have a code for every answer they believe it is. I believe that would make my future students engage in their classwork.. If educators fail to connect with their students, they will soon dropout and the dropout rates will grow. Teachers and the school should also work together as a team to create strategies on engaging students in learning. Technology will continue to grow and update even more, so it is importantly for teachers to be aware of the latest technology because the youth culture impact education.




  • Gollnick, Donna M. , and Philip C. Chinn, Multicultural Education in a Pluralistic Society; Pearson, 2017
  • Nikirk, Martin. "Teaching Millennial Students." Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, vol. 77, no. 9, 01 May 2012, pp. 41-44. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eric&AN=EJ999423&site=ehost-live.


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