Adolescentes siglo xxi

Education in the 21st. Century

"If growing up means it would be beneath my dignity to climb a tree,
I won't grow up, never grow up, and never grow up, not me."
— Peter Pan

Like Peter Pan many students today are facing this syndrome of not wanting to grow up. This generation of children is called “millennials”, “generation y” or Peter Pan.”

The characteristics of “millennial orgeneration y” vary by region, depending on social and economic conditions. However, it is generally marked by an increased use and familiarity with communications, media and digital devices. There is no precise date for when the Millennial Generation starts or ends. It precedes “Generation X” and this generation generally represents an increase of births from
the 1980s and 90s.

This generation is alsoknown as the “Peter Pan Generation” because they linger to adolescence more and more and delay their passage into adulthood. This label also makes a reference to living with their parents longer than previous generations. This trend can be related to economic crisis including the dot.com bubble, housing bubble in the U.S. like the 200 crisis suffered in Argentina. However, economics is not theonly explanation. The query of what it means to be an adult also delays this transition into adulthood. These teenagers are delaying this transition due to their parent´s mistakes. Years ago people finished high school, studied at university, got married and had kids; there was no question about it. Nowadays, “millennial” know about divorces and people with unhappy careers so they want to getmarried and pursue a career but they want to do this right at the first try.

The rise of instant communication technologies made possible through use of the internet, such as email, texting, and new media used through websites like YouTube and social networking sites like Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter, may explain the Millennials' reputation for being somewhat peer-oriented due to easierfacilitation of communication through technology. In their 2007 book, Junco and Mastrodicasa expanded on the work of Howe and Strauss to include research-based information about the personality profiles of Millennials, especially as it relates to higher education. They conducted a large-sample (7,705) research study of college students. They found that Next Generation college students were frequently intouch with their parents and they used technology at higher rates than people from other generations. In their survey, they found that 97% of students owned a computer, 94% owned a cell phone, and 56% owned a MP3 player. They also found that students spoke with their parents an average of 1.5 times a day about a wide range of topics. Other findings in the Junco and Mastrodicasa survey included that76% of students used instant messaging, and 40% of students used television to get most of their news and 34% the Internet.
In June 2009, Nielsen released the report, "How Teens Use Media" which discussed the latest data on media usage by generation. In this report, Nielsen set out to redefine the dialogue around media usage by the youngest of Generation Y, extending through working age GenerationY and compared to Generation X and Baby Boomers.
Here there is a graph showing how education has evolved since “Veterans” to “Millennials”:
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The Millennials are sometimes called the "Trophy Generation", or "Trophy Kids” a term that reflects the trend in competitive sports, as well as many other aspects of life, where "no one loses" and everyone gets a "Thanks for Participating" trophyand symbolizing a perceived sense of entitlement. It has been reported that this is an issue in corporate environments. Some employers are concerned that Millennials have too great expectations from the workplace and desire to shape their jobs to fit their lives rather than adapt their lives to the workplace. To better understand this mindset, many large firms are currently studying this conflict...